26/03/03 - Report on involvement by individuals and groups in the referenda on abortion and the Nice Treaty and the Dáil general election

Summary

The following is the position of those individuals that were involved in the Nice Treaty Referendum campaign:

sixteen groups or individuals (C1 to C16) registered with the Standards Commission;
it is not necessary for Afri (C18), Yes to Nice.com (C19), Irish Congress of Trade Unions (C21), Dublin Chamber of Commerce (C22); The Irish Farmers Association (C23) and Cork Chamber of Commerce (C24) to register as a third party;
while no reply was received from European Movement Ireland (C17), there is no evidence that it received a donation in excess of €126.97 for political purposes and, accordingly, there is no evidence that it should register as a third party;
in relation to Libertarians Against Nice (C20), the Standards Commission is in correspondence with An Post with a view to getting the name and address of the subscriber to the PO Box Number.