Written answers

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Parliamentary Party Allowances Expenditure

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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56. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular format, the total amounts paid to each qualifying political party in respect of annual Exchequer payments under the Electoral Acts in each of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014; the fixed payment amount each year; the variable amount in each case and the way this was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3953/15]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in my reply to question number 262 on 21 October 2014 (ref. 40211/14).  The total amounts paid for the year 2014 are as follows:

Total amounts paid for the year 2014

Section 17(1)(a), as amended2014
Fianna Fáil€126,973.80
Fine Gael€126,973.80
Labour€126,973.80
Sinn Féin€126,973.80
Total€507,895.20
Section 17(1)(b), as amended2014
Fianna Fáil€1,040,882.44
Fine Gael€2,154,080.84
Labour€1,160,292.92
Sinn Féin€592,945.48
Total€4,948,201.68

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