260. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he or his officials have met with the commissioners or senior staff of the Standards In Public Office Commission to discuss data breaches by the organisation and inappropriate or illegal disclosures to the media of personal information by the organisation to media organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42445/24]

The Standards in Public Office Commission is independent in its function and neither I nor my officials have met with the commissioners or senior staff of the Standards In Public Office Commission to discuss the matters raised in this Parliamentary Question.