Fine Gael's €1m European election spend outstrips other parties

Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh spent €200,049 securing a seat in last year's European elections.

Fine Gael spent more than any other party by a large margin in the 2019 European elections.

Fine Gael won five seats across the country in May last year and The Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) report states that the party spent €1,041,846 overall, including national party expenditure and candidate expenditure. Fine Gael also spent the most on advertising at €207,237.