107. Reimbursement of Limerick mayoral election expenses of candidates.
(1) Subject to this section, election expenses incurred for the purposes of a Limerick mayoral election shall be reimbursed to a candidate at that election if -
(a) the candidate is elected at that election to the office of Mayor of Limerick, or
(b) though not so elected, the number of votes credited to him or her at any stage during the counting of the votes in the poll for that election exceeds one quarter of the quota,
but the amount of election expenses incurred that may be reimbursed to the candidate shall be the actual expenses incurred by the candidate but shall not exceed €18,500.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), payments in respect of the reimbursement of election expenses under this section shall be made by the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof to each candidate referred to in subsection (1), who applies therefor to the Commission in a form specified by the Commission.