Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 24:

In page 14, to delete lines 12 to 15 and substitute the following:

14.—Section 48A (inserted by section 49(h) of the Act of 2001) of the Act of 1997 is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1):

"(1) Without prejudice to subsection (2), none of the following persons, namely—

(a) a candidate,

(b) a presidential election agent, or

(c) a third party at a presidential election,

shall directly or through any intermediary, accept from a particular person in a particular year—

(i) a donation the value of which exceeds, in case the first-mentioned person falls within paragraph (a) or (b), €1,000,

(ii) a donation the value of which exceeds, in case the first-mentioned person falls within paragraph (c), €2,500, or

(iii) a donation of cash of an amount which exceeds €200.".".

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