Publishing of Donation Statements and Election Expenses Statements furnished to the Standards Commission

In accordance with section 24(7)(a) of the Act a copy of each Donation Statement received by the Standards Commission from unsuccessful candidates at the Dáíl general election has been laid today before each House of the Oireachtas. As stated in section 2.3, the Standards Commission is still pursuing one candidate for a correctly completed Donation Statement and will lay the correctly completed Donation Statement before the Houses and make it available for public inspection as soon as it is received.

In accordance with section 37(1) of the Act a copy of each Election Expenses Statement which was furnished to the Standards Commission in relation to the Dáil general election and which the Standards Commission is satisfied has been correctly completed has been laid today before each House of the Oireachtas.

In accordance with section 73 of the Act, the Donation Statements and Election Expenses Statements received by the Standards Commission, together with any relevant invoices, receipts or vouchers, are being made available today for public inspection and copying at the offices of the Standards Commission.

The Standards Commission is still pursuing three election agents who have yet to furnish a correctly completed Election Expenses Statement. In the interests of publishing this report and ensuring that details of election expenditure are put into the public domain, the Standards Commission is including the original, albeit incorrect, information provided by these election agents in its report. It is not, however, laying the incorrect returns before the Houses or making them available for public inspection. The Standards Commission will continue to pursue the agents concerned for a correctly completed Election Expenses Statement and will lay the correctly completed statements before the Houses and make them available for public inspection as soon as they are received.

A copy of this report and its accompanying Press Release, together with a summary account of the donations received and election expenses incurred, will be available on the website of the Standards Commission www.sipo.gov.ie.