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Appendix III - Expenditure on individual candidates at the European Elections 2009

The following should be noted:

  • The expenditure limit applying to candidates at the elections was €230,000
  • As well as other expenditure, the limit took account of the commercial price of property, goods or services, received free or below cost, which were used at the election.
  • A candidate of a political party was entitled to assign to the party any portion, up to 100%, of his / her expenditure limit.  If an assignment was made, the amount available for expenditure by the election agent of the candidate concerned was reduced accordingly. 
  • The amount in column 3 represents expenditure accounted for by the national agent of the candidate's political party in relation to that candidate.  All spending by the national agent at the elections was deemed to be spending on the candidate(s) concerned.
  • The amount in column 5 represents expenditure on the candidate which was met out of public funds (e.g. use of Oireachtas facilities, etc.).  This amount is included in the total in column 4. 


Dublin
Expenditure on Candidates

12345
Candidate
Details

Expenses
accounted for
by the candidate's
Election Agent

Expenses
accounted for by
the National Agent
of the candidate's
Political Party
Total
Expenses

 
Amount of total
expenses met
from public funds
 
 
Ms. Eibhlín Byrne 5,237.51147,816.51 153,054.02 Nil
Ms. Déirdre deBúrca  118,801.8534,188.10 152,989.95 Nil 
Mr. Proinsias deRossa 118,089.77 14,875.00  132,964.77Nil 
Mr. Joe Higgins 35,813.98 4,033.59 39,847.57 Nil 
Ms. Mary Lou McDonald 154,288.84 6,033.02 160,321.86 Nil 
Ms. Patricia McKenna 29,557.13  N/A 29,557.13Nil 
Mr. Gay Mitchell 160,225.24 Nil 160,225.24 Nil 
Mr. Eoin Ryan 106,713.18 107,776.77 214,489.95 Nil 
Ms. Caroline Simons 135,195.42 Nil 135,195.42 Nil 
Mr. Emmanuel J. Sweeney 7,753.51 N/A 7,753.51 Nil 
Total871,676.43  314,722.991,186,399.42 Nil 

East
Expenditure on Candidates

12345
Candidate
Details

Expenses
accounted for
by the candidate's
Election Agent

Expenses
accounted for by
the National Agent
of the candidate's
Political Party
Total
Expenses

 
Amount of total
expenses met
from public funds
 
 
Mr. Liam Aylward22,821.4486,195.74109,017.18Nil
Mr. Thomas Byrne 5,608.6973,769.3579,378.04Nil 
Ms. Nessa Childers122,937.0816,778.71 139,715.79Nil 
Ms. Kathleen Funchion43,655.521,372.1045,027.62Nil 
Mr. Paddy Garvey82.00N/A82.00Nil 
Mr. Micheál Grealy5,374.19 N/A 5,374.19Nil 
Ms. Mairéad McGuinness80,218.95Nil 80,218.95Nil 
Mr. Raymond O'Malley123,800.6236,233.73160,034.35Nil 
Mr. John Paul Phelan38,551.99135,359.98 173,911.97 Nil 
Mr. Tomás Sharkey17,663.501,122.02 18,785.52Nil 
Mr. Jim Tallon*  N/A  
Total460,713.98350,831.63811,545.61Nil 

*Return not received

North West
Expenditure on Candidates

12345
Candidate
Details

Expenses
accounted for
by the candidate's
Election Agent

Expenses
accounted for by
the National Agent
of the candidate's
Political Party
Total
Expenses

 
Amount of total
expenses met
from public funds
 
 
Mr. Pat the Cope Gallagher25,475.2685,411.58110,886.841,168.75
Mr. Declan Ganley 195,154.40Nil195,154.40Nil 
Ms. Marian Harkin56,625.73N/A 56,625.731,226.60
Mr. Jim Higgins15,318.5438,736.2954,054.83Nil 
Mr. John Francis Higgins* N/A  
Mr. Thomas KingNil N/A NilNil 
Mr. Pádraig MacLochlainn81,862.651,324.5483,187.19Nil 
Mr. Noel Michael McCullaghNilN/ANilNil 
Mr. Michael McNamara9,320.50N/A9,320.50Nil 
Mr. Paschal Mooney29,447.1499,013.56 128,460.70Nil 
Ms. Susan O'Keeffe49,438.291,268.3450,706.63Nil
Mr. Fiachra Ó Luain625.41N/A625.41Nil
Mr. Joe O'Reilly 1,08085,770.9086,850.901,080
Total464,347.92 311,525.21775,873.133,475.35

*Return not received

South
Expenditure on Candidates

12345
Candidate
Details

Expenses
accounted for
by the candidate's
Election Agent

Expenses
accounted for by
the National Agent
of the candidate's
Political Party
Total
Expenses

 
Amount of total
expenses met
from public funds
 
 
Mr. Dan Boyle27,133.7717,895.9045,029.67100.00
Mr. Colm Burke 192,386.076,548.85198,934.92Nil 
Mr. Brian Crowley110,286.2437,270.79147,557.03Nil
Ms. Toiréasa Ferris55,388.831,324.5456,713.37Nil 
Mr. Alan Kelly52,056.5169,903.79121,960.30Nil
Mr. Sean Kelly1,944.00129,263.94131,207.94Nil 
Mr. Ned O'Keeffe2,569.2539,477.4042,046.65825.00
Mr. Maurice Sexton1,842.05N/A1,842.05Nil 
Ms. Kathy Sinnott78,146.32N/A78,146.32Nil 
Dr. Alexander Stafford174,920.05N/A174,920.05Nil 
Total696,673.09 301,685.21998,358.3030,225.83