Ireland's TDs need better training in ethics.
That's according to the Council of Europe, which says TDs' private staff also need to be covered by ethics laws.
The Council says Ireland also needs to beef up its laws requiring TDs to declare their financial interests.
It says they should also have to declare the financial interests of close family members and business partners.
The recommendations are among 11 changes proposed by the council's 'Group of States Against Corruption' (or 'GRECO').
It also makes a series of recommendations about Ireland's judges and courts system - noting that the referendum to allow judges' pay be cut could, potentially, undermine their independence from the government.
It says that the current system for picking judges needs a major overhaul - saying appointments need to be done in a transparent way, separate to the political system.
At present, appointments to most courts have to be approved by cabinet - giving politicians the right to choose who will sit on the country's most powerful judicial benches.
It recommends setting up a new independent body to govern the judiciary, with a formal code of conduct requiring judges to disclose their own financial interests, handling of confidential information, and gifts.
