Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)

The figures I provided are correct. The figures I received in a parliamentary question solely refer to the leader's allowance. The Minister cited the Electoral Acts, which give Fianna Fáil an additional €1.1 million. When one adds the leader's allowance to the funding provided through the Acts, public funding to political parties such as Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil is several times that paid to Independent Deputies on a per capita basis. I can provide the Minister with the figures.

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