Fighting corruption must be a higher priority for the next Government, says Transparency International Ireland
Ireland falls one place on Corruption Perceptions Index
Ireland falls one place on Corruption Perceptions Index
The following letter to the Irish Times was published on 18 December 2015 in response to an article written by the Times' political editor Stephen Collins titled 'Corruption, however minor, likely to be an election issue'. The article quotes Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index in downplaying the severity of the issue in Ireland. The Corruption Perceptions Index 2015 will be published on 27 January 2016.
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Transparency International Ireland (TI Ireland) has called on the Department of Justice to address concerns about the “Independent Review Mechanism” which set up in the wake of the Guerin Report last year. The mechanism was established to examine allegations of Garda misconduct or inadequacies in the investigation of allegations of serious criminal offences. The review was subject to an RTÉ Prime Time report which was aired earlier this week.
Ireland has failed to live up to its commitments under the OECD anti-bribery convention over the last four years, says anti-corruption group Transparency International today in its 11th annual progress report on enforcement of the convention.
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Dublin, 31 March 2015
Dublin, 3 December 2014
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2014 is published today and shows an improvement in Ireland’s score for the second year in a row.
Despite a series of controversies involving the Gardaí, charities and appointments to public bodies, as well as allegations of corruption in planning; Ireland’s position on the index has moved up since 2012.
Report highlights urgent need for more proactive transparency in decision-making to tackle risks of abuse in government policy making
Dublin, 24 November 2014
Efforts to tackle secrecy in lobbying and the risks of concealed interests in government policy making must not end with the introduction of a planned online lobbying register, Transparency International Ireland (TI Ireland) has said.
Review of Garda Síochána Act 2005 and related legislation - Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality hearings
TI Ireland shared its views with the Oireachtas Justice Committee on what changes need to be made to the Garda Siochana Act to address the risk of abuse and corruption in the future.
Transparency International Ireland Opening Statement
Dublin, 3 February 2014
The European Commission published its first report on corruption among the 28 EU Member States today. The report which includes a chapter on corruption in Ireland, calls on the Irish Government to put more effort into prosecuting corruption cases, as well as imposing limits on the value of donations that individuals can give in any year. It also recommends that Ireland establishes an urban planning regulator and addresses the risk of conflicts of interest effectively, especially at local government level.
Gardaí are legally entitled to discuss evidence of irregularities with members of the Oireachtas
Dublin, 23 January 2014
Transparency International Ireland (TI Ireland) has called on Garda (Irish Police) Commissioner Martin Callinan to withdraw a threat he made of disciplinary action against a serving Garda member in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today. The Garda Commissioner was giving evidence to the PAC into irregularities in the management of the Garda Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) system that records penalty points against motorists.
OECD calls for reorganisation of law enforcement resources to combat bribery
Dublin, 18 December 2013
The Irish Government has been criticised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) today for its failure to commit resources to adequately tackle bribery and corruption.
Transparency International will release its 18th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on 5 December 2012 at 05.00 GMT.
This year’s index ranks 176 countries/territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption including Ireland. The index draws on 13 surveys covering expert assessments and surveys of businesspeople. The Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading indicator of public sector corruption, offering a yearly snapshot of the relative degree of the corruption problem by ranking countries from all over the globe.
Transparency International Ireland invites you to a book-launch and panel discussion, showcasing three new important works on the fight against corruption in Ireland and worldwide. The event takes place at 6.30pm on Monday 19 November at the Central Hotel, Dublin 2.
‘Money, Power and Ethics in the Modern World’, by Laurence Cockcroft
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‘Corruption Law’ by Imelda Higgins BL
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‘Waging War on Corruption: Inside the Movement Fighting the Abuse of Power’ by Frank Vogl
105 biggest public companies reviewed. 61 based in Ireland. Only Statoil says how much it pays in corporation tax. 68 per cent report on anti-corruption measures
Dublin, 10 July 2012
The world’s largest publicly-traded companies are reporting more than in the past about their anti-corruption programmes but still need to do a lot more to increase transparency in reporting on their operations, according to a new study by Transparency International.
28th June 2012, The Irish Times (Read here)
TI Ireland comments on an Irish public representative convicted of corruption.
FORMER FINE Gael councillor Fred Forsey was yesterday sentenced to six years in prison with two years suspended for taking bribes from a property developer.
The former deputy mayor of Dungarvan, Co Waterford, had been convicted by a jury last month of receiving corrupt payments of €80,000 in exchange for lobbying his council colleagues to rezone agricultural land for residential and industrial use.
Transparency International and TI Ireland submission on Irish Aid's development White Paper for 2012.
Ireland's progress in stopping corruption is monitored by a small number of international bodies as well as TI. The following reports have been published by the OECD and the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). The OECD monitors Ireland's compliance with the OECD Convention aimed at stopping the bribery of public officials overseas, while GRECO looks at Ireland's progress in implementing the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption which is primarily aimed at stopping corruption in domestic politics and government.
Dublin, 22 March 2012 - Transparency International Ireland (TI Ireland) has urged the Government to radically reform how corruption is investigated. The call from the anti-corruption group follows today’s publication of the final report of the Mahon Tribunal which was set up in 1997 to investigate allegations of corrupt payments to politicians.
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