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Information for corporate donors
From Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO)
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Are you a corporate donor? If so, under the Electoral Act, you cannot donate more than €200 to candidates, elected officials or political parties unless you register with the Standards Commission. You must also adhere to donation limits.
The Standards Commission set up and manages a Register of Corporate Donors. This list is active for the current calendar year.
As a corporate donor, you must apply to register if you intend to make political donations of more than €200 to:
- a member of either House of the Oireachtas
- a member of the European Parliament
- a candidate at a Dáil, Seanad, or European election
- a candidate, presidential election agent or third party at a presidential election
- a political party, sub-unit of a political party or third party
Your name will stay on register for the remainder of the year. We will contact you towards the end of the year to see if you want to stay on the register for another year. If not, we will take your name off the register.
There are rules about accepting and disclosing political donations and there are limits on donations. These rules apply whether you are registered as a corporate donor or not.
Registered corporate donors can give political donations valued at up to:
- €1,000 to a member of the Dáil or Seanad
- €1,000 to a candidate at a Dáil, Seanad or European elections
- €1,000 to a candidate, presidential election agent or third party at a presidential election
- €2,500 to a political party, sub-unit of a party, or a third party
We will contact you towards the end of the year to see if you want to stay on the register for another year. If not, we will take your name off the register.
You must register again if you intend making further donations of above €200.