01/06/04 - Report on expenditure of the Party Leaders Allowance (2003)

Foreword

I am pleased to furnish this report to the Minister for Finance in accordance with section 1.10(11)(e)(iii) of the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2001 (the Act). The Statements of Expenditure and Public Auditors' reports referred to in the report were furnished to the Standards in Public Office Commission (the Standards Commission) pursuant to sections 1.10(11)(a) and 1.10(11)(d) of the Act.

This is the third year in which parliamentary leaders have been required to prepare a statement of expenditure received under the Act. The Standards Commission welcomes the opportunity to place this information in the public domain. As outlined in the report, the Standards Commission will facilitate its dissemination by posting the report in full on its website, www.sipo.ie, and by making the material available at its offices for inspection and copying.

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Justice Matthew P. Smith
Chairman

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