On 16th February, 2023, the Council of Europe Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) published the Fifth Round Evaluation Report of Ireland. GRECO's fifth evaluation round evaluated the effectiveness of the framework in place in Ireland to prevent corruption amongst persons with top executive functions (such as ministers, senior civil servants and advisers) and members of [...]
The Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption (the Advisory Council) was established by Government in 2022 to advise and make proposals on strategic and policy matters and is responsible for developing a multi-annual strategy to combat economic crime and corruption. What this is about A public consultation is now open to inform the drafting [...]
At its meeting on 14 June 2024, the Council (Justice and Home Affairs) approved a general approach for a Directive on Combatting Corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union, and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1371 [...]
What this is about The establishment of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption was one of the recommendations made in the Review of Structures and Strategies to Prevent, Investigate and Penalise Economic Crime and Corruption published in December 2020. The principal function of the Council is to advise and make proposals to [...]
Call for Expressions of Interest to become a member of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption with experience representative of civil society. The Minister for Justice invites expressions of interest for consideration for appointment as an ordinary member, with experience as a representative of civil society, of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime [...]
Expressions of Interest Chairperson and ordinary members of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption The establishment of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption was one of the recommendations made in the Review of Structures and Strategies to Prevent, Investigate and Penalise Economic Crime and Corruption published in December 2020. The principal [...]
Expressions of Interest Chairperson and ordinary members of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption The establishment of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and Corruption was one of the recommendations made in the Review of Structures and Strategies to Prevent, Investigate and Penalise Economic Crime and Corruption published in December 2020. The principal [...]
UN General Assembly Special Session on Corruption Statement of Ireland by Hildegarde Naughton TD, Minister of State for Justice 3 June 2021 Ladies, Gentlemen, and distinguished guests. I am very pleased to participate in this Special Session of the General Assembly on Challenges and Measures to Prevent and Combat Corruption and Strengthen International Cooperation. I [...]
On 18 November, the Council of Europe Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) published the Fourth Evaluation Round Second Interim Compliance Report of Ireland. The report is focused on Ireland’s implementation of recommendations contained in GRECO’s 2014 Evaluation Report relating to corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. The report can [...]
Memorandum of Understanding between The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of Ireland regarding the return, disposition and management of certain forfeited assets. In August 2020, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Helen McEntee TD, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Ireland and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the return [...]
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019 was published on 23 January 2020. Ireland’s ranking of 18 out of 180 countries is a solid indication of how clean the country is considered to be when examined through the lens of perceived levels of public corruption.
In October 2019, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conducted a phase 1bis evaluation on the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 to assess its conformity with the Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. While this evaluation was solely focused on the legislation, there will be [...]
