Guidelines for Political Parties on Exchequer funding under the Electoral Acts.

ELECTORAL ACT, 1997, as amended.

Guidelines for Political Parties on Exchequer funding under the above Act.

Published by the STANDARDS IN PUBLIC OFFICE COMMISSION

November 2002

Standards in Public Office Commission,
18 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2.
Telephone (01) 6395666 Fax (01) 6395684
email: sipo@ombudsman.gov.ie
Website: http://www.sipo.ie

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Appropriate Officer

3. Definition of qualified political party

4. Application of funding

5. Funding available to qualified parties

6. Payment of Exchequer funds

7. Exchequer Expenditure Statements

8. Sanction for failure to furnish an Exchequer Expenditure Statement

9. Inspection of documents furnished to the Standards Commission

10. Report to the Chairman of the Dáil

11. Deductions

Appendix A

Appendix B Sample Form

Appendix C - Pro-forma auditor's report