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23/12/09 - Report to Ceann Comhairle re European Elections of 5 June 2009 (pdf and text versions)

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Appendix IV - Breakdown by category of expenditure by candidate accounted for by election agents and national agents

The definition of what constitutes election expenditure is provided in the schedule to the Act under the following headings -

Advertising
Publicity
Election Posters
Other Election Material
Office and Stationery
Transport and Travel
Market Research
Campaign Workers.

The Election Expenses Statement forms issued by the Standards Commission to election agents and national agents were designed to ensure that details of election expenditure would be provided under the above headings.

Below is a summary of the information provided by election agents and national agents in their Election Expenses Statements. Table 1 shows a breakdown of expenditure in Dublin under the above headings. Table 2 shows a similar breakdown for Ireland East, table 3 shows Ireland North West and table 4 shows Ireland South. In each case, expenditure opposite the candidate's name represents expenditure incurred by the candidate's election agent.

Table 1 - Dublin

Candidate	Advertising	Publicity	Posters	Other Election Material	Office & Stationery	Transport & Travel	Market Research	Campaign Workers	Total
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Eibhlin Byrne			1,7600	45.93	262.87	3,168.71			5,237.51
National Agent	99,356.54	5,967.81	22,215.83	18,788.31	691.94	644.20	151.88		147,816.51
Total	99,356.54	5,967.81	23,975.83	18,834.24	954.81	3,812.91	151.88		153,054.02
Deirdre deBúrca	24,985.60	228.00	11,461.30	79,740.85	500.25	1,610.93		274.92	118,801.85
National Agent	4,327.30		29,860.80						34,188.10
Total	29,312.90	228.00	41,322.10	79,740.85	500.25	1,610.93		274.92	152,989.95
Proinsias deRossa	48,623.78	6,665.27	43,838.78	16,759.68	879.95	250.68	1,071.63		118,089.77
National Agent				14,875.00					14,875.00
Total	48,623.78	6,665.27	43,838.78	31,634.68	879.95	250.68	1,071.63		132,964.77
Joe Higgins	4,096.33	3,025.00	8,219.21	14,695.48	78.99	5,698.97			35,813.98
National Agent		425.63	165.85	3,442.11					4,033.59
Total	4,096.33	3,450.63	8,385.06	18,137.59	78.99	5,698.97			39,847.57
Mary Lou McDonald	84,252.66	409.36	32,140.72	29,140.40	7,695.70	650.00			154,288.84
National Agent			554.46	1,093.50		4,385.06			6,033.02
Total	84,252.66	409.36	32,695.18	30,233.90	7,695.70	5,035.06			160,321.86
Patricia McKenna	73.10	673.90	13,947.18	9,671.60	2,913.97	246.37		2,031.01	29,557.13
National Agent
Total	73.10	673.90	13,947.18	9,671.60	2,913.97	246.37		2,031.01	29,557.13
Gay Mitchell	68,481.39	1,386.32	33,649.63	54,791.91		1,915.99			160,225.24
National Agent
Total	68,481.39	1,386.32	33,649.63	54,791.91		1,915.99			160,225.24
Eoin Ryan	67,111.18		13,839.00	22,012.00	3,751.00				106,713.18
National Agent	71,141.43	10,037.01	15,485.64	10,960.81			151.88		107,776.77
Total	138,252.61	10,037.01	29,324.64	32,972.81	3,751.00		151.88		214,489.95
Caroline Simons	57,719.70	39,723.90	37,581.47		59.35	111.00			135,195.42
National Agent
Total	57,719.70	39,723.90	37,581.47		59.35	111.00			135,195.42
Emmanuel J Sweeney	150.00	837.25	1,184.63	4,510.00	300.00	771.63			7,753.51
National Agent
Total	150.00	837.25	1,184.63	4,510.00	300.00	771.63			7,753.51

Table 2 - Ireland East

Candidate	Advertising	Publicity	Posters	Other Election Material	Office & Stationery	Transport & Travel	Market Research	Campaign Workers	Total
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Liam Aylward	364.50		200.00	10,442.43	415.98	11,398.53			22,821.44
National Agent	27,119.61	3,595.60	38,418.70	11,806.95			5,254.88		86,195.74
Total	27,484.11	3,595.60	38,618.70	22,249.38	415.98	11,398.53	5,254.88		109,017.18
Thomas Byrne			594.14	4,313.25		701.30			5,608.69
National Agent	21,951.77	3,511.38	25,034.41	18,016.91			5,254.88		73,769.35
Total	21,951.77	3,511.38	25,628.55	22,330.16		701.30	5,254.88		79,378.04
Nessa Childers	47,700.65	37,618.88	36,351.66	13.00	752.89	100.00		400.00	122,937.08
National Agent				16,778.71					16,778.71
Total	47,700.65	37,618.88	36,351.66	16,778.71	752.89	100.00		400.00	139,715.79
Kathleen Funchion	800.66	409.36	7,900.01	17,165.29	12,356.94	4,615.26		408.00	43,655.52
National Agent	425.25		544.46	299.26	103.13				1,372.10
Total	1,255.91	409.36	8,444.47	17,464.55	12,460.07	4,615.26		408.00	45,027.62
Paddy Garvey					82.00				82.00
National Agent
Total					82.00				82.00
Micheál Grealy					1,824.19	1,550.00		2,000.00	5,374.19
National Agent
Total					1,824.19	1,550.00		2,000.00	5,374.19
Mairéad McGuinness	14,239.24	3,153.71	33,600.71	17,404.88	800.00	7,069.74		3,950.67	80,218.95
National Agent
Total	14,239.24	3,153.71	33,600.71	17,404.88	800.00	7,069.74		3,950.67	80,218.95
Raymond O'Malley	52,757.33	3,858.78	43,286.90	10,507.61	5,000.00	8,390.00			123,800.62
National Agent	36,233.73								36,233.73
Total	88,991.06	3,858.78	43,286.90	10,507.61	5,000.00	8,390.00			160,034.35
John Paul Phelan	4,738.50		21,390.00	10,673.49		1,750.00			38,551.99
National Agent	56,255.99	15,171.40	32,304.62	12,032.73		14,701.10		4,894.14	135,359.98
Total	60,994.49	15,171.40	53,694.62	22,706.22		16,451.10		4,894.14	173,911.97
Tomás Sharkey	734.85	409.36	7,894.46	7,753.83	471.00	400.00			17,663.50
National Agent			544.46			577.56			1,122.02
Total	734.85	409.36	8,438.92	7,753.83	471.00	977.56			18,785.52
Jim Tallon
National Agent
Total

Table 3 - Ireland North West

Candidate	Advertising	Publicity	Posters	Other Election Material	Office & Stationery	Transport & Travel	Market Research	Campaign Workers	Total
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Pat the Cope Gallagher	1,493.45	169.00	8,043.73	7,299.64	2,087.43	5,988.31		393.70	25,475.26
National Agent	37,979.44	3,544.37	25,954.59	12,678.30			5,254.88		85,411.58
Total	39,472.89	3,713.37	33,998.32	19,977.94	2,087.43	5,988.31	5,254.88	393.70	110,886.84
Declan Ganley	43,844.09	9,967.81	44,638.29	73,565.06	4,257.93	6,873.94		12,007.28	195,154.40
National Agent
Total	43,844.09	9,967.81	44,638.29	73,565.06	4,257.93	6,873.94		12,007.28	195,154.40
Marian Harkin	15,259.54		18,668.74	18,214.58	1,907.85	2,575.02			56,625.73
National Agent
Total	15,259.54		18,668.74	18,214.58	1,907.85	2,575.02			56,625.73
Jim Higgins	546.75	1,658.00	8,860.61	297.68	1,017.46	1,362.04		1,576.00	15,318.54
National Agent	13,840.55		17,499.71	4,013.89		3,382.14			38,736.29
Total	14,387.30	1,658.00	26,360.32	4,311.57	1,017.46	4,744.18		1,576.00	54,054.83
John Francis Higgins
National Agent
Total									0.00
Thomas King
National Agent
Total									0.00
Pádraig MacLochlainn	27,290.93	724.77	31,780.51	19,600.96	883.54	1338.85		243.09	81,862.65
National Agent			554.46			770.08			1,324.54
Total	27,290.93	724.77	32,334.97	19,600.96	883.54	2,108.93		243.09	83,187.19
Noel Michael McCullagh
National Agent
Total									0.00
Michael McNamara	781.00			8,199.50	180.00	160.00			9,320.50
National Agent
Total	781.00			8199.50	180.00	160.00			9,320.50
Paschal Mooney	21,006.43	408.00	46.10	3,446.86	1,522.25	2,417.50		600.00	29,447.14
National Agent	37,979.45	3,777.21	38,844.88	13,157.14			5,254.88		99,013.56
Total	58,985.88	4,182.21	38,890.98	16,604.00	1,522.25	2,417.50	5,254.88	600.00	128,460.70
Ms. Susan O'Keeffee	3,572.48	332.80	36,830.92	5,810.96	2,348.19	300.00		242.94	49,438.29
National Agent		120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	428.34	120.00	240.00	1,268.34
Total	3,572.48	452.80	36,950.92	5,930.96	2,468.19	728.34	120.00	482.94	50,706.63
Fiachra Ó Luain					183.23	442.18			625.41
National Agent
Total					183.23	442.18			625.41
Joe O'Reilly					1,080.00				1,080.00
National Agent	15,993.85	4,080.38	19,548.45	9,839.24		11,478.98		24,830.00	85,770.90
Total	15,993.85	4,080.38	19,548.45	9,839.24	1,080.00	11,478.98		24,830.00	86,850.90

Table 4 - Ireland South

Candidate	Advertising	Publicity	Posters	Other Election Material	Office & Stationery	Transport & Travel	Market Research	Campaign Workers	Total
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Dan Boyle	5,742.46		8,890.50	10,913.31		1,587.50			27,133.77
National Agent	4,327.30		13,568.60						17,895.90
Total	10,069.76		22,459.10	10,913.31		1,587.50			45,029.67
Colm Burke	47,395.46	8,958.20	44,370.65	60,692.30	5,470.88	21,999.58		3,499.00	192,386.07
National Agent				6,548.85					6,548.85
Total	47,395.46	8,958.20	44,370.65	67,241.15	5,470.88	21,999.58		3,499.00	198,934.92
Brian Crowley	16,262.31		62,176.02	15,006.48	5,931.43	300.00		10,610.00	110,286.24
National Agent	8,361.09	3,767.02	15,843.16	9,147.64			151.88		37,270.79
Total	24,623.40	3,767.02	78,019.18	24,154.12	5,931.43	300.00	151.88	10,610.00	147,557.03
Toiréasa Ferris	9,271.67	870.33	30,210.03	12,737.05	19.75	2,280.00			55,388.83
National Agent			554.46			770.08			1,324.54
Total	9,271.67	870.33	30,764.49	12,737.05	19.75	3,050.08			56,713.37
Alan Kelly	564.59	2,531.77	37,037.94	11,513.86	150.00	120.00		138.35	52,056.51
National Agent	29,658.19		23,350.08	16,895.52					69,903.79
Total	30,222.78	2,531.77	60,388.02	28,409.38	150.00	120.00		138.35	121,960.30
Seán Kelly	522.45			1,421.55					1,944.00
National Agent	46,361.80	18,203.03	42,967.07	13,440.60	4,801.06	3,490.38			129,263.94
Total	46,884.25	18,203.03	42,967.07	14,862.15	4,801.06	3,490.38			131,207.94
Ned O'Keeffe	833.00			911.25	825.00				2,569.25
National Agent	8,361.09	3,040.62	16,772.63	11,151.18			151.88		39,477.40
Total	9,194.09	3,040.62	16,772.63	12,062.43	825.00		151.88		42,046.65
Maurice Sexton			1,592.05		125.00	125.00			1,842.05
National Agent
Total			1,592.05		125.00	125.00			1,842.05
Kathy Sinnott	522.45	1,239.25	22,100.87	23,947.72	5,747.65	540.05		24,048.23	78,146.32
National Agent
Total	522.45	1,239.25	22,100.87	23,947.72	5,747.65	540.05		24,048.23	78,146.32
Alexander Stafford	65,164.61	12,824.25	25,528.47	25,336.10	7,781.97	15,167.05	1,215.00	21,902.60	174,920.05
National Agent
Total	65,164.61	12,824.25	25,528.47	25,336.10	7,781.97	15,167.05	1,215.00	21,902.60	174,920.05

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