Electoral (Amendment) (Moriarty Tribunal) Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would make political funding more transparent by limiting any person or company to €10,000 in total donations to politicians, candidates and political parties over 12 months, with breaches and false reports treated as offences. Donations would be reported more often, published online monthly, and accompanied by information about donors’ relevant interests, public contracts and procurement dealings; these rules would also cover independent candidates and local representatives. Ministers and other office-holders could voluntarily allow an audit of their personal finances while in office and for up to 18 months afterwards.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the implementation of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal, to provide for an increased level of transparency in respect of the funding of political parties and independent candidates, for that purpose to amend the Electoral Act 1997 and other enactments, and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018