Government failed to act on 49 recommendations to improve electoral law, Sipo finds

Despite Government review of ethics legislation, 'major outstanding proposals' have failed to be acted upon, despite many of them being many years old, Standards in Public Office report says

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath’s department failed to act in any way on any of the key recommendations aimed at improving the transparency and accountability in Irish politics, the report states. File picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Forty-nine recommendations to tighten up Ireland’s electoral law were not progressed in any way by the Government last year, the Standards in Public Office (Sipo) has stated.

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath’s department failed to act in any way on any of the key recommendations aimed at improving the transparency and accountability in Irish politics, the report states.