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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 5 Mar 1996

Vol. 462 No. 5

Written Answers. - Party Leader Payments.

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

84 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of moneys paid under the party leaders allowance to the Minister for Social Welfare, Deputy Proinsias De Rossa since his appointment as party leader. [5048/96]

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

85 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of moneys paid under the party leaders allowance to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dick Spring since his appointment as party leader. [5049/96]

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

86 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of moneys paid under the party leader's allowance to the Taoiseach, Deputy John Bruton, since his appointment as party leader. [5050/96]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 84, 85 and 86 together.

Party Leaders' Allowances

Year

John Bruton

Dick Spring

Proinsias De Rossa

£

£

£

1982

648

1983

24,597

1984

21,746

1985

22,794

1986

21,667

1987

53,689

1988

73,104

1989

75,068

43,093

1990

22,119

90,188

91,238

1991

176,172

100,283

99,243

1992

190,993

97,683

15,117

1993

263,259

45,803

1994

248,930

39,925

453

1995

101,193

43,525

1996

17,209

7,402

Total

1,019,875

718,122

273,352

Notes:
1. Payments to Mr. De Rossa were as leader of The Workers Party.
2. The 1994 payment to Mr. De Rossa was arrears pertaining to 1992.
3. The 1996 payments are for January and February only.
4. These figures are published annually in the Finance Accounts.
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