Political parties are notoriously slow to explain exactly how they are funded. Elaine Byrne asked Fine Gael for access to its accounts and the party agreed. Irish Times 31 December 2007 . In their election expenditure report, published just before Christmas, the Standards in Public Office Commission established that the three-week period before the 2007 [...]
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Election funding system serves to undermine public trust
01 Jan 09
Political parties are notoriously slow to explain exactly how they are funded. Elaine Byrne asked Fine Gael for access to its accounts and the party agreed. . In their election expenditure report, published just before Christmas, the Standards in Public Office Commission established that the three-week period before the 2007 general election cost political parties [...]
