Annual Report 2002

Donations disclosed by political parties in 2002

The Appropriate Officer of each registered political party is required to furnish an annual Donation Statement and Statutory Declaration to the Standards Commission, indicating whether the party received any donations exceeding €5,078.95 in value, or in aggregate value, from the same person, during the preceding calendar year. Parties are not required to disclose donations valued at €5,078.95 or less. The Donation Statement and Statutory Declaration must be furnished by 31 March each year. If an Appropriate Officer is not appointed, the leader of the party is deemed to be the Appropriate Officer and is required to furnish the Donation Statement and Statutory Declaration.

Donation Statements received in 2002

Donation Statements and Statutory Declarations covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001 were received by the Standards Commission in 2002 from each of the 13 political parties registered in the state during 2001 to contest a Dáil or European Parliament election. Copies of the Donation Statements and Statutory Declarations received from the parties were laid by the Standards Commission before the Houses of the Oireachtas and put on public display. A summary of the information contained in the Donation Statements is provided in Table C.

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