29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?
Ireland
Answer
- Share of votes in previous election
- Registration as a political party
Source
In order to qualify for exchequer funding a political party must be included in the Register of Political Parties and must have obtained at least 2% of the first preference votes at the last Dáil general election.
Source: GRECO (2009) Evaluation Report on Ireland, Transparency of Party Funding (Theme II), p. 7.
