Written answers
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Department of Finance
Political Party Funding
8:00 pm
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money a political party (details supplied) received from the State, including grants and subventions, each month in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6565/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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An annual allowance is payable to the parliamentary leader of qualifying parties including the Progressive Democrat Party. Payments to the Progressive Democrats totalling €185,080.70 were made in 2008 as follows:
Month | € |
January | 14,982.44 |
February | 14,982.44 |
March | 14,982.44 |
April | 29,635.26 |
May | 17,230.67 |
June | 17,230.67 |
July | 15,357.06 |
August | 11,828.79 |
September | 12,212.73 |
October | 12,212.73 |
November | 8,684.47 |
December | 15,741.00 |
Payment of €15,509.60 has also been made for the month of January 2009; the February 2009 payment is not yet processed.
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