Foreword

The Standards in Public Office Commission (the Commission), in accordance with section 23 of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (the Ethics Act) as amended by the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (the Standards Act), has carried out an investigation to determine whether Mr Tim Caffrey, Chief Executive, Longford County Council has contravened Part 15 of the Local Government Act 2001 (the Local Government Act). The Commission, in accordance with section 24 of the Ethics Act, has prepared the following report of the result of that investigation, copies of which, in accordance with section 24(1) of the Ethics Act and section 180(3) of the Local Government Act, are being furnished to:

1.         Mr Tim Caffrey, the subject of the investigation;

2.         Councillor Gerry Warnock, Mayor, Longford County Council, whose predecessor, Councillor Larry Bannon, made a complaint to the Commission and

3.         the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Mr Justice Daniel O'Keeffe

Chairperson

Mr Seamus McCarthy

Comptroller and Auditor General

Mr Peter Tyndall

Ombudsman

Mr Peter Finnegan

Clerk Assistant of Dáil Éireann

Ms Deirdre Lane

Clerk of Seanad Éireann

Mr Jim O'Keeffe

Commissioner

October 2015