I move amendment No. 155:
In page 27, paragraph (a), line 37 after "where the" to insert "aggregate of".
SECTION 34.
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 156:
In page 27, line 39, after "calculated" to insert "by the Public Offices Commission".
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments Nos. 159 and 165 are related to amendment No. 157 and all may be discussed together.
I move amendment No. 157:
In page 27, paragraph (a), line 40 after "may be," to insert "or an order made under section 30 (1)".
Section 34 provides that where expenditure by a political party at a Dáil or European election exceeds the limits set out in section 29, that amount by which the limit is exceeded will on the recommendation of the Public Offices Commission, be deducted by the Minister for Finance from payments due to the party under Part III.
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 158:
In page 27, paragraph (b), lines 46 to 48 to delete "non-party candidate at an election who is elected as a member of the Dáil at that election" and substitute "candidate at an election (other than election expenses deemed under section 29 (1) (b) (ii) or 30 (1) (b) (ii) to be election expenses incurred by that candidate)".
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 159:
In page 27, paragraph (b), line 50 after "may be," to insert "or an order made under section 30 (1)".
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 160:
In page 28, paragraph (b), lines 2 to 4, to delete "allowance which may be payable or become payable to the said member under regulations made under section 15 (5)" and substitute "sum which may be payable or become payable as a reimbursement of election expenses to the said member under section 18 or regulations made under subsection (2) of that section".
Section 34(b) provides that over expenditure by a non-party candidate who might be elected would be offset against any allowances which might by payable under regulations and which might have been made under section 15(5) as drafted but now deleted. Amendment No. 160 provides for the replacement of that provision with a provision that over expenditure by any candidate qualifying for reimbursement of election expenses will be deducted from payments in respect of such reimbursement.
Amendment agreed to.
Section 34, as amended, agreed to.