Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012 will treat unions in the same way that it treats corporations. [6281/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012 introduces new provisions along with amendments to the Electoral Acts to further enhance the openness and transparency of political funding in Ireland. In response to the Programme for Government commitment on corporate donations the new provisions in the Act include a ban on the acceptance of donations over €200 for political purposes from a corporate donor unless the donor has registered with the Standards in Public Office Commission. This came into effect on 1 January 2013. Corporate donor is defined in the Act as meaning a body corporate, an unincorporated body of persons or a trust, which makes a donation.