21/01/05 - Report re presidential election 2004

The Electoral Act 1997, as amended

Presidential Election 2004

Statutory returns received from the presidential election agent, Mr. Sean Barrett.

Report by the Standards in Public Office Commission to the Chairman of Dáil Éireann (Ceann Comhairle).

Published by the STANDARDS IN PUBLIC OFFICE COMMISSION

January 2005

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

1. Introduction

2. Appointment of a presidential election agent

3. Issuing of guidelines and statutory forms for the presidential election

4. Disclosure of donations

5. Prohibited donations

6. Political Donations Accounts

7. Election expenses

8. Reimbursement of election expenses

9. Laying of the Donation Statement and Election Expenses Statement before the Houses of the Oireachtas

10. Acknowledgement

Appendix B - Summary of the election expenses accounted for by the presidential election agent