Annual Report 2004

Annual Report

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Standards in Public Office Commission

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2004

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

CONTENTS

Introduction by the Chairman

Chapter 1:

Scope of the Ethics Act

Relevance of the Ethics Acts in relation to public bodies and gifts

Complaints to the Standards Commission

Own initiative inquiries

Position in relation to Deputy Michael Collins

Awarding of public relations contracts

Codes of conduct

Chapter 2

Donations made by multiple donors in 2003 and 2004

Donations disclosed by political parties in respect of 2003 and 2004

European Parliament election of June 2004

Election expenses

Reimbursement of election expenses

Use of facilities where the cost is met out of public funds

Presidential election of October 2004

Reimbursement of election expenses

Inquiries concerning spending at the 2002 Dáil general election

Section 33 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2004

Accounting Units

Chapter 3

Exchequer funding of political parties

Direct funding under the Electoral Acts

Payments made to qualified political parties in respect of 2003 and 2004

Accounting by political parties for spending of funds in 2003 and in 2004

Reimbursement of election expenses

Funding under the Party Leaders Allowance legislation

Payments made in respect of 2003 and 2004

Chapter 4

Freedom of Information Requests for information during 2004

Prohibition on disclosure of information

Chapter 5

Appendix 1: Tables

Table A: Donations disclosed by TDs, Senators and MEPs in respect of 2003 and 2004*

Table B: Donations made by multiple donors in 2003 and 2004

Table C: Donations disclosed by political parties in respect of 2003 and 2004

Table D: Total expenditure; donations disclosed by unsuccessful candidates; reimbursement of election expenses at the 2004 European Parliament election

Table E: Presidential election 2004 - summary of donations disclosed by the presidential election agent

Table F: Presidential election 2004 - summary of election expenses accounted for by the presidential election agent

Table G: Details of Exchequer funding of qualified political parties under the Electoral Acts in relation to 2003 and 2004

Table H: Breakdown of spending by qualified political parties of Exchequer funding under the Electoral Acts in 2003 and 2004

Table I: Details of Exchequer funding of parliamentary leaders of qualified political parties under the Party Leaders Allowance in relation to 2003 and 2004

Table J: Breakdown of spending by the parliamentary leaders of qualified political parties under the Party Leaders Allowance in 2003 and 2004

Table K: Total Exchequer funds received by qualified political parties under the Electoral Acts and the Party Leaders Allowance in 2003 and 2004, and reimbursements of election expenses made to candidates in respect of the 2002 Dáil general election (made in 2003) and the 2004 European Parliament election (made in 2004)

Appendix 2

Publications by the Standards Commission in 2004

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