Vol. 519 No. 2
238 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if, in view of the Government's report on the Beijing Platform for Action, it is intended to review the Electoral Act to make the funding of women's participation in political parties mandatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13655/00]
Payments made to political parties under the Electoral Act, 1997, are deemed to include provision for expenditure by the party in respect of the promotion of participation by women in political activity. Annual returns are required to be made to the public offices commission indicating the amounts applied for this purpose.
I have no proposals to change the law in this regard.
