Taxpayers fork out €14m to fund political parties

Taxpayers forked out nearly €14m to fund political parties last year, new figures reveal.

Thu, 16 May, 2013 - 01:00
Shaun Connolly, Political Correspondent

The Standards Commission watchdog stated that parties were given €12,963,160, while independent Oireachtas members obtained just under €1m.

As funding is weighted towards size, Fine Gael took the most at €4.9m, with Labour behind on €3m.

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