11/11/04 - Report to Ceann Comhairle re European elections of 11 June 2004 (pdf and text versions)

  Report to Ceann Comhairle re European elections of 11 June 2004 (pdf, 537 kb)

The Electoral Acts, 1997 to 2004 (The Electoral Acts)

European Parliament Election

11 June 2004

Donation Statements and Statutory Declarations received from unsuccessful candidates at the above election and Election Expenses Statements and Statutory Declarations received from election agents of candidates, national agents of political parties and other persons at the above election

Report by the Standards in Public Office Commission to the Chairman of Dáil Éireann (Ceann Comhairle) in accordance with section 4(1) of the Electoral Acts.

Published by the STANDARDS IN PUBLIC OFFICE COMMISSION

November 2004

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

Foreword

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Relevant legislation

Disclosure of donations

Election spending

Reporting and other responsibilities of the Standards Commission in relation to the European election

Other relevant provisions

Chapter 3 Definition of a donation to a candidate at a European election

Chapter 4 What are election expenses

Chapter 5 Guidelines and advice issued in relation to the European election

Chapter 6 Notification of candidates' election agents and the national agents of political parties

Chapter 7 Notifications received under section 31(7) of the Electoral Acts

Chapter 8 Correspondence with newspapers, etc., regarding section 31(10) of the Electoral Acts

Chapter 9 Issues relating to the European election campaign

Chapter 10 Statutory forms

Chapter 11 Donation Statements received from unsuccessful candidates

Chapter 12 Election Expenses Statements received

Chapter 13 Reimbursement of election expenses

Chapter 14 Laying of Donation Statements and Election Expenses Statements before the Houses of the Oireachtas

Chapter 15 Acknowledgement

List of Appendices

Appendix 1 Details of candidates, election agents and national agents

Appendix 2 - Donations disclosed by unsuccessful candidates (alphabetically)

Appendix 3 - Donations disclosed by unsuccessful candidates (by party)

Appendix 4 - Expenditure on individual candidates at the European election

Appendix 5 - Expenditure by the national agents of political parties at the European election

Appendix 6 - Breakdown by category of expenditure accounted for by candidates' election agents

Appendix 7 - Breakdown by category of expenditure accounted for by national agents of political parties on the national campaign and on candidates in constituencies

Appendix 8 - Summary of total expenditure at the European election

Appendix 9 - Details of election expenses incurred by other persons pursuant to section 31(7) of the Electoral Acts

Appendix 10 - Details of candidates who qualified for a reimbursement of their election expenses

Appendix 11 - Details of expenses where the costs were met from public funds