asked the Minister for the Environment if in order to protect less well off persons it is proposed to introduce legislation governing the maximum amount of finance expendable by individual candidates, or groups of candidates, in future general, European, local and by-elections and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Election Expenditure.
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There are no proposals for the reintroduction of the statutory limitation on the election expenses of candidates which was repealed in 1963 on the recommendation of the Joint Committee on the Electoral Law.