Council of Europe
The Group of States against Corruption
("GRECO"), a body established by the
Council of Europe, published its fourth evaluation report on
corruption prevention in Ireland on 21 November 2014. GRECO's
objective is "to improve the capacity of its members to
fight corruption by monitoring their compliance with Council of
Europe anti-corruption standards through a dynamic process of
mutual evaluation and peer pressure". Previous GRECO
reports on corruption prevention in Ireland have addressed issues
of bribery and the funding of political parties.
While GRECO praised the transparency of the Irish legislative
process and the independence of the judiciary and prosecution
service, it highlighted a growing concern regarding corruption in
Ireland. GRECO has, therefore, made a number of recommendations to
safeguard the independence of such functions, as follows:
