Eight lobbyists faced legal threat from ethics watchdog

Eight lobbyists were threatened with court proceedings last year by the ethics watchdog over alleged breaches of regulations, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Furthermore, since 2017 the Standards in Public Office (Sipo) has imposed over 1,000 fines on lobbyists who made late returns on their activities, under powers granted with the 2015 Regulation of Lobbying Act.