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Version date: 25 July 2011 - onwards

21A. Reimbursement of expenses at presidential elections.

(1)

(a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), election expenses shall be reimbursed to a candidate at a presidential election who -

(i) is elected at the election, or

(ii) is not so elected but the greatest number of votes credited to him or her at any stage of thecounting of votes at the election exceeds one quarter of the quota.

(b) The amount of election expenses which may bereimbursed to a candidate under this section shall be the actual expenses incurred by the candidate or €200,000 whichever is the less.

(c) Subject to paragraph (d), payments in respect of the reimbursement of election expenses under this section shall be made by the Minister for Finance, with the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof to each candidate referred to in paragraph (a), who applies to the Standards in Public Offices Commission in a form directed by the Commission.

(d) No payment in respect of the reimbursement of election expenses of a candidate shall be made under this section unless and until the Standards in Public Offices Commission has -