Written answers
Tuesday, 5 December 2017
Department of Finance
Departmental Funding
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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133. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding provided by his Department to each member of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51437/17]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Under the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 as amended most recently by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2014, and the Electoral Act 1997 certain payments are made from the Central Fund to political parties. These are laid out below in tabular format. The payments are contingent on the request/approval of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in accordance with the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2011.
Apart from these payments, no funding was provided from the Department of Finance to the organisations in question.
| Social Democrats | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 as amended most recently by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2014 | €165,152.42 | €177,012 | €342,164.42 |
| Payments to qualified parties under section 17 of Electoral Act 1997 | €183,580.72 | €308,078 | €491,658.72 |
| TOTAL | €348,733.14 | €485,090 | €833,823.14 |
| Socialist Party | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 as amended most recently by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2014 | €13,540.89 | 0 | €13,540.89 |
| Payments to qualified parties under section 17 of Electoral Act 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | €13,540.89 | 0 | €13,540.89 |
| People Before Profit Alliance | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 as amended most recently by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2014 | €217,194.59 | €364,487.48 | €581,682.07 |
| Payments to qualified parties under section 17 of Electoral Act 1997 | €350,100.19 | €321,840 | €671,940.19 |
| TOTAL | €567,294.78 | €686,327.48 | €1,253,622.26 |
| The Labour Party | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 as amended most recently by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2014 | €126,886.83 | €126,973.8 | €253,860.63 |
| Payments to qualified parties under section 17 of Electoral Act 1997 | €705,157.07 | €397,835.4 | €1,102,992.47 |
| TOTAL | €832,043.9 | €524,809.2 | €1,356,853.1 |
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