13. Is there a ban on donations from any other source?
Ireland
'The maximum donation which can be accepted from the same person in the same year is2,539.48 EUR for individual elected representatives and candidates at elections and6,348.69 EUR for political parties and third parties10. Where a donation is received and isprohibited because its value is over the limit, the candidate/political party/third party is to notifythe Standards Commission within 14 days of its receipt and remit the donation, or that part of amonetary donation which is over the limit, to the Standards Commission. As an alternative, thedonation ? or that part of a monetary donation which is over the limit ? may be returned to thedonor and a written record of that return must be kept by the candidate/political party/third partyfor the purpose of its being furnished to the Standards Commission, if required. There are nolimits with regard to the frequency of the contributions a private contributor can make (as long asthe permissible donation ceiling is respected).' (p. 10) (Source: GRECO (2009) Evaluation Report on Ireland, Transparency of Party Funding (Theme II))
