Date: 25 October 2012, 12.00-15.30
Venue: European Parliament Offices, 43 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
PROGRAMME
12.00-12.30 Reception - tea/coffee and sandwiches
12.30-12.50 Welcoming remarks and keynote address
- John Devitt, CEO Transparency International Ireland
- Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State for Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works
12.50-13.15 Outline of Report’s Main Findings and Q &A
- Nuala Haughey, Advocacy and Research Manager, Transparency International Ireland
- John Devitt, CEO Transparency International Ireland
13.15-14.15 Panel discussion I: Corruption-proofing: how do we safeguard against future crises?
Speakers:
- Dr Elaine Byrne, Irish expert to the European Commission on corruption, Sunday Independent columnist, author of Political Corruption in Ireland 1922-2010 A Crooked Harp? (2012).
- Carl Dolan, policy officer, Transpareny InternationaI Liaison office to the EU.
- Prof Gary Murphy, head of School of Law and Government, Dublin City University.
- Michael Smith, editor Village Magazine, former board member Transparency International Ireland, former chair of An Taisce.
- Moderator: Sam Smyth, journalist and broadcaster.
14.15-14.30 Coffee
14.30-15.30 Panel discussion II: Ending impunity: how do we call people to account?
Speakers:
- John McGuinness TD, chair of Committee of Public Accounts.
- Imelda Higgins BL, barrister, adjunct lecturer in corruption law at Trinity College Dublin, advisor to the Mahon Tribunal, author of Corruption Law (Roundhall 2012, forthcoming).
- Shelley Horan BL, barrister, adjunct lecturer in corporate, white collar and regulatory crime at Trinity College Dublin, author of Corporate Crime (Bloomsberry 2011).
- Prof Shane Kilcommins, professor of law, University College Cork.
- Moderator: Dearbhail McDonald, Legal Affairs Editor, The Irish Independent
15.30 Closing remarks
- John Devitt, CEO Transparency International Ireland