Annual Report 2002

Annual Report

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Standards in Public Office Commission

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2002

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

Contents

Foreword

Introduction by the Chairman

Chapter 1 - Ethics in Public Office Acts, 1995 and 2001 (Ethics Acts)

Establishment of the Standards Commission

Standards in Public Office Act (Standards Act)

Evidence of Compliance with Tax Acts

Codes of Conduct

Guidelines and Advice

Conflict of Interest

Chapter 2

Electoral Acts, 1997 to 2002 (Electoral Acts)

General Election to Dáil Éireann

Guidelines

Advice

The "Des Kelly" case

Donations disclosed by unsuccessful candidates at the Dáil General Election

Prohibited Donations

Non receipt of Donation Statements

Table A: Summary of donations disclosed by unsuccessful candidates at the Dáil and Seanad general elections

General Election to Seanad Éireann

Donations disclosed by unsuccessful candidates at the Seanad General Election

Donations disclosed by TDs, Senators and MEPs in 2002

Donation Statements received in 2002

Table B: Donation Statements received in 2002 from members of the Dáil and Seanad and members of the European Parliament

Donations disclosed by political parties in 2002

Table C: Donation Statements received in 2002 from political parties

Exchequer Funding of Political Parties

Payments made in respect of 2001

Table D: Spending of Exchequer funding received under the Electoral Acts in respect of 2001

Payments made in respect of 2002

Table E: Exchequer funding received under the Electoral Acts by qualified political parties for 2002

Funding under the Party Leaders Allowance

Payments made in respect of 2001

Table F: Funds received by the parliamentary leaders of qualified political parties under the Party Leaders Allowance in 2001.

Table G: Breakdown of spending of funds received by the parliamentary leaders of qualified political parties under the Party Leaders Allowance in 2001.

Payments made in respect of 2002

Table H: Funds received by the parliamentary leaders of qualified political parties under the Party Leaders Allowance in 2002

Table I: Total Exchequer funds received by the qualified political parties under the Electoral Acts and the Party Leaders Allowance in 2002

Registration of Third Parties

Referendum on Abortion

Dáil General Election

Nice Treaty Referendum

Accounting Units

Review of Legislation

Chapter 3

Freedom of Information

Chapter 4

Costs in 2002

Table J: Expenditure incurred in 2002