Anti-corruption group slams move to raise donations limit
A leading anti-corruption group has slammed the Government's plan to raise the limit at which politicians are entitled to obliged to publicly disclose gifts, loans and donations.
At present, TDs and Senators have to disclose any gift or donation worth more than €2,000 under its new Ethics in Public Office Bill.
The legislation is being introduced as part of a deal reached to prevent the PDs from leaving Government in the wake of the controversy surrounding payments to the Taoiseach in the 1990s.
The Irish branch of Transparency International says the planned change is regrettable given the low level of public trust in politicians and will actually increase the risk of political corruption in Ireland.
