Trevor Sargent
Question:110 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance the policy considerations which underpinned his decision in granting tax relief to donations by companies to voluntary organisations in the Finance Act, 1998, thereby regularising the operation of the pick-me-up mechanism in that sector not to extend the same facility to donations from bona fide commercial undertakings to duly registered political parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16572/98]