Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

In a more sophisticated society they have to be a little more discreet in their approach. One way of doing this is to starve people going forward for public office of the funds necessary to put their case before the public. The ludicrousness of the current limits can easily be illustrated by the fact that if a candidate in a five seat constituency wishes to circulate a meaningful message about his or her objectives, it will cost him or her more than €20,000.