14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period?

Art 9, 'Section 23A (inserted by section 49(d) of the Act of 2001) ofthe Act of 1997 is amended by substituting the following subsectionfor subsection (1):?(1) Without prejudice to subsection (2), none of the followingpersons, namely?(a) a member of either House of the Oireachtas,(b) a member of the European Parliament,(c) a candidate at a D?il, Seanad or European election,(d) a political party,(e) a third party, or(f) an accounting unit,shall, directly or through any intermediary, accept from a particularperson in a particular year?(i) a donation the value of which exceeds, in case thefirst-mentioned person falls within paragraph (a),(b), or (c), ?1,000,(ii) a donation the value of which exceeds, in case thefirst-mentioned person falls within paragraph (d),(e), or (f), ?2,500, or(iii) a donation of cash of an amount which exceeds?200.?.' (Source: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012)

Political parties must not accept more than ?2,500 [I$2,590] from any person, directly or indirectly, during a particular year.