Political donations - Government should leave cap in place
The cap was put in place by Mr Cullen’s predecessor Noel Dempsey for very good reasons, namely to try to reassure the public that huge political donations could not buy favours.
The measure was adopted in the wake of revelations of corporate donations to politicians of various shades in return for special consideration, largely in the area of planning, which came to light only because of the plethora of expensive tribunals they spawned.