Report re expenditure of Party Leaders Allowance (2002)

PART 1 Introduction

The Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2001 (the Act) provides for the payment of an annual allowance to the parliamentary leader of a qualifying political party in relation to expenses arising from the parliamentary activities, including research, of the party. With effect from 1 January 2001, the Standards in Public Office Commission (the Standards Commission) has a supervisory role in relation to payments made under this legislation. The allowance is referred to as the Party Leaders Allowance.

This report relates to the Statements of Expenditure of the Party Leaders Allowance in respect of the year 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002, furnished to the Standards Commission by parliamentary leaders of the seven qualifying political parties, namely, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, The Labour Party, The Progressive Democrats, The Green Party, Sinn Féin and The Socialist Party.

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