S.I. No. 113/2007 - Electoral Act 1997 (Limitation and Reimbursement of Election Expenses at Dáil Election) Order 2007

1. This order may be cited as the Electoral Act 1997 (Limitation and Reimbursement of Election Expenses at Dáil Election) Order 2007.

2. The amount of election expenses which may be reimbursed to a candidate under

section 21

of the

Electoral Act 1997

, as provided for in subsection (1)(

b

)(i) of that section, shall be the actual expenses incurred by the candidate or €8,700, whichever is the less.

3. The aggregate of election expenses which may be incurred by or on behalf of a candidate in connection with his or her candidature at a Dáil election, as provided for in

section 32

(1)(

a

)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the

Electoral Act 1997

, shall not exceed €30,150, €37,650 and €45,200 respectively.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

14 March 2007

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This order varies, in line with changes in the Consumer Price Index, the maximum amounts of expenditure which may be incurred by or on behalf of a candidate in a Dáil election to €30,150 in a 3-seat constituency; €37,650 in a 4-seat constituency; and €45,200 in a 5-seat constituency. It also provides, in line with the changes in the Consumer Price Index, that the amount of election expenses which may be reimbursed to a candidate at a Dáil election is the actual expenses or €8,700, whichever is the less.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of

16

th March

, 2007.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 3

of the

Electoral Act 1997

(No. 25 of 1997), hereby orders as follows:-