Two big parties spent most in Election 2020, Munster county topped constituency spend

Sinn Féin had the third-largest declared spend followed by Labour, the Green Party and the Social Democrats

The largest declared spend came from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, who spent €2.2m and €2.1m respectively.

Election expenses in the 2020 General Election were down 13% on the figure spent in 2016.

A new report from the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) said that the overall declared amount spent on the 2020 election was €7.3m, down from €8.4m four years previous.