68. Are elected officials required to submit reports regarding their finances?

Political parties and individual candidates receiving a monetary donation exceeding 126.97 EUR must open and maintain a political donations account and furnish a Donation Statement comprising the corresponding annual returns of such account to the Standards Commission every year (political parties by 31 March and elected representatives by 31 January, respectively; unsuccessful candidates must furnish a donation statement within 56 days of polling day).

Source: GRECO (2009) Evaluation Report on Ireland, Transparency of Party Funding (Theme II), p. 15.