(1)

(a) Subject to paragraph (b), 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 shall not exceed -

(i) in the case of a constituency returning three members, €38,900;

(ii) in the case of a constituency returning four members, €48,600; and

(iii) in the case of a constituency returning five members, €58,350.

(b)

(i) Where a political party authenticates the candidature of a candidate at a Dáil election, the party may incur such proportion of the amount of the election expenses which that candidate is entitled to incur at that election under paragraph (a), as may be agreed in writing between the party and the candidate concerned.

(ii) The election expenses which a political party may incur under subparagraph (i) may relate to expenditure in the constituency concerned or otherwise.