Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2007
125 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make regulations increasing spending limits for the 2007 General Election; the amounts to which spending limits will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7447/07]
View answerSection 32 of the Electoral Act 1997, as amended, specifies the maximum amounts of expenditure which may be incurred on behalf of a candidate at a Dáil election. The amounts are €25,394.76 in a 3 seat constituency; €31,743.45 in a 4 seat constituency; and €38,092.14 in a 5 seat constituency. Section 3 of the Act provides that these amounts may be varied, by order of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, having regard to changes in the Consumer Price Index. Any such order must be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.
I am currently examining the expenditure limits at Dáil elections and I hope to be in a position to make an announcement in this regard shortly.
