55. Which institution(s) receives financial reports from political parties and/or candidates?

Ireland

Ireland

Answer
Special agency for political finance
Source

Electoral Act 1997 Section 36.
—(1) (a) The national agent of a political party, the election agent of a candidate and every person who incurs election expenses under section 31 (7) shall, within the fifty six days next following the polling day at an election, furnish to the Public Offices Commission a statement in writing of all election expenses (whether paid or not) incurred by such agent or person in relation to the election and the several matters to which such expenses relate, together with all relevant vouchers. (b) The national agent of a political party shall include in the statement of election expenses furnished by him or her under paragraph (a): (i) details of the election expenses incurred by the said agent pursuant to section 32 (1) (b) or 33 (1)(b), as may be appropriate; (ii) the name of each candidate whose candidature was authenticated by the party at that election and in respect of whom election expenses are deemed to have been incurred by the said agent under section 32 (1)(b)(ii) or 33 (1)(b)(ii), as may be appropriate, and the constituency in which each such candidate was a candidate at the election; and (iii) the amount of election expenses (if any) agreed in writing pursuant to section 32 (1)(b)(i) or 33 (1)(b)(i), as may be appropriate, between the party and each such candidate and the amount of election expenses incurred by the said agent pursuant to section 32 (1)(b)(i) or 33 (1)(b)(i), as may be appropriate, in respect of each such candidate. (c) The election agent of a candidate whose candidature was authenticated by a political party at the election shall include in the statement of election expenses furnished by him or her under paragraph (a) the amount of election expenses agreed in writing pursuant to section 32 (1)(b)(i) or 33 (1)(b)(i), as may be appropriate, between the candidate and such party.

Comment

The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO). 

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