35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?

Electoral Act 1997, Section 22
(2)(b)(i) (b) each of the following shall be deemed not to be a donation— (i) free postage provided for a candidate under rule 22 of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1997 or section 57 of the Act of 1992 or the said section 57 as applied to Seanad elections by section 25 of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937. S.I. No. 113/2007 - Electoral Act 1997 (Limitation and Reimbursement of Election Expenses at Dáil Election) Order 2007The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Electoral Act 1997 (No. 25 of 1997), hereby orders as follows:- 1. This order may be cited as the Electoral Act 1997 (Limitation and Reimbursement of Election Expenses at Dáil Election) Order 2007. 2. The amount of election expenses which may be reimbursed to a candidate under section 21 of the Electoral Act 1997 , as provided for in subsection (1)(b)(i) of that section, shall be the actual expenses incurred by the candidate or €8,700, whichever is the less. 3. The aggregate of election expenses which may be incurred by or on behalf of a candidate in connection with his or her candidature at a Dáil election, as provided for in section 32 (1)(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Electoral Act 1997 , shall not exceed €30,150, €37,650 and €45,200 respectively.

Free postage for candidates and reimbursement of election expenses.