Irish Transparency Watch Dog Calls For A Renewed Commitment To Ethics And Anti-Corruption Reforms

Following the publication of the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International, the organisation's Irish faction has urged government officials to make a renewed commitment to ethics and anti-corruption reforms.

There was an improvement in Ireland's CPI score from the previous report, going from 74 points out of 100 to 77 points in the latest publication. However, Transparency International Ireland believes that Ireland could improve on issues such as enforcing anti-money laundering rules, corruption within the Garda Síochána organisation, and enabling corruption in countries with lower CPI scores.

Transparency International Ireland has previously criticised the decision of the Companies Registration Office (CRO) to prevent journalists and civil society organisations from accessing the Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO) to get details about company ownership. This change followed a decision of the Court of Justice of the European