The following is the list of donations for political purposes to members of the Dail and Seanad as declared by them under the Electoral Act 1997 and the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1998. Deputies (listed first) and senators are required to declare donations exceeding £500 in value received between May 15th 1997 (when the 1997 Act came into force) and December 31st 1997. The donations are declared to the Public Offices Commission. Deputies not listed below declared that they had received no political donations worth more than £500:
Theresa Ahearn (Fine Gael, Tipperary South): Proceeds of election dance, £800. Total: £800. Bertie Ahern (Fianna Fail, Dublin Central): Mark Reihill, 52 Lambourne Wood, Brennanstown Road, Dublin, £1,000; Hytherm Ltd, Kells Road, Navan, Co Meath, £2,000. Total: £3,000. Noel Ahern (Fianna Fail, Dublin North West): Proceeds from raffle at Wolfe Tone Social Club, £1,700. Total: £1,700. David Andrews (Fianna Fail, Dun Laoghaire): Mr Jan Kaminski, MD of Concorde Travel, 47 Capel Street, Dublin 1, £1,000; Mr Oisin Fanning, MD MMI Ltd, 23 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, £1,000; Mr John Sweeney, Sweeney Oil, Clifden, Co Galway, £1,000; Mr Dermot O'Rourke, O'Rourke Reid & Co, Solrs, 63 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2; Mr T Brendan O'Mara, chairman, Bruce Shaw Partnership, 28 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2; Mr Sydney Minch, MD of Modern Security Systems, 52/54 Sandwith Street, Dublin 2, £1,000; Feroze Khan, proprietor of Eastern Tandoori Restaurant, South William Street, Dublin 2, £1,000; Johnny Ronan, Treasury Holdings, Treasury Buildings, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, £1,000; Mr Gerard Devlin, Devlin's Metro Dublin Ltd, 20 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 2, use of car and driver for three weeks to value of £1,500; Mr Joe Murphy, Murphy Chambers Ltd, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14, use of vanette for two weeks to value of £600. Total: £10,100.
Sean Ardagh (Fianna Fail, Dublin South Central): Dermot O'Leary, transport estimated at £500. Total: £500. Monica Barnes (Fine Gael, Dun Laoghaire): Marguerite and Bernard Somers, The Bawn, Kerrymount Avenue, Foxrock, Dublin 18, £1,500. Total: £1,500. Michael Bell (Labour, Louth): SIPTU, £1,750. Total: £1,750. Harry Blaney (Non Party, Donegal North East): Neil T Blaney cumann of Independent Fianna Fail, Letterkenny, £1,600; Portsalon Independent Fianna Fail cumann, £2,000. Total: £3,600. Paul Bradford (Fine Gael, Cork East): Cork East Fine Gael, £1,150. Total: £1,150. Martin Brady (Fianna Fail, Dublin North East): Proceeds of Dublin North East Fianna Fail fund-raising breakfast, £1,500; Peter Brady senior (father) and Peter Brady junior (brother), Virginia, Co Cavan, £600. Total: £2,100. John Browne (Fianna Fail, Wexford): local Fianna Fail organisations, £2,000. Total: £2,000. Hugh Byrne (Fianna Fail, Wexford): Wexford Comhairle Dail Ceann tair, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael, Cork South Central): P & M Barry, Blackrock, Cork, £7,660. Total: £7,660. Beverly CooperFlynn (Fianna Fail, Mayo): Padraig Flynn (father), £3,600; Rossmere Developments Ltd, 28 Capel Street, Dublin 1, £600; Casey's Garage, Turlough Road, Castlebar, use of van to value of £600; Sean McDonnell (building contractor), Spencer Park, Castlebar, £1,000. Total: £5,800.
Michael Joe Cosgrave (Fine Gael, Dublin North East): Grange Builders Providers, Grange Road, Baldoyle, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Brian Cowen (Fianna Fail, Laois/ Offaly): Laois/Offaly Comhairle Dail Ceanntair, £5,000. Total: £5,000. Martin Cullen (Progressive Democrats, Waterford): David Flynn, Commercial Centre, Waterford, £1,000; Norton (Waterford), Unit 301, Industrial Estate, Waterford, £1,000. Total: £2,000. Sean Doherty (Fianna Fail, Longford/Roscommon): Fianna Fail Roscommon Comh airle Dail Ceanntair, £2,000; Bovale Ltd/Michael Bailey, construction company, c/o Michael Bailey, The Ward, Co Dublin, or Ballintubber, Co Roscommon, £3,000; Denis Flynn, farmer/ quarry owner, Hill Street, Carrickon-Shannon, Co Roscommon, £2,500; George McKeon, businessman, Boyle, Co Roscommon, £1,000. Total: £8,500. Alan Dukes (Fine Gael, Kildare South): Dermot Cox, stud owner/wholesaler, Rosetown Stud, Athgarvan, Newbridge, Co Kildare, £2,000. Total: £2,000. John V Farrelly (Fine Gael, Meath): Philip Crampton, G & T Crampton, RDS Complex, Ballsbridge, Dublin, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Michael Ferris (Labour, Tipperary South): SIPTU, £1,750; Constituency Labour Party, £1,420; Bansha Branch, Labour Party, £700; Labour Party Head Office, £4,261.76. Total: £8,131.76. Charles Flanagan (Fine Gael, Laois/Offaly): Bolger, White, Egan and Flanagan, Solrs, Portlaoise, £2,000. Total: £2,000. Sean Flemming (Fianna Fail, Laois/Offaly): Stream International Digital Publishing, Willsborough Industrial Estate, Dublin 17, £1,000. Total: £1,000.
Chris Flood (Fianna Fail, Dublin South West): Tracey Enterprises (Dundrum) Ltd, £2,000; Kelland Homes Ltd, Monastery Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, £1,000; HSS Leasing and Rentals Ltd, Keatings Park, Rathcoole, £500; Davy Hickey Properties, 27 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, £500. Total: £4,000. Mildred Fox (Non Party, Wicklow): Independent political organisation, Wicklow, £15,984.95. Total: £15,984.95. John Gormley (Green Party, Dublin South East): Patricia McKenna MEP, European Parliament, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, donation of £545 plus £320 payment for election advertisement. Total: £865. Mary Hanafin (Fianna Fail, Dun Laoghaire): Dublin Fianna Fail Women's Forum, £1,850; Eamonn Leahy (husband), £5,000. Total: £6,850. Sean Haughey (Fianna Fail, Dublin North Central): Castle Market Holdings Ltd, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, £1,000; Colm and John McKenna, Woodlands, Clon shaugh, Dublin 17, £1,000; Ged Pierce, Birmayne House, Mul huddart, Dublin 15, £1,000; Dermot Desmond, 89 Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4, £1,000. Total: £4,000. Brian Hayes (Fine Gael, Dublin South West): Proceeds of fund-raising table quiz organised by Mr and Mrs George Hayes, £980. Total: £980. Jim Higgins (Fine Gael, Mayo): Claremorris Fine Gael District Executive, £2,000; Mayo Fine Gael lottery, £1,000. Total: £3,000.
Michael D Higgins (Labour, Galway West): SIPTU, £1,750. Total: £1,750. Phil Hogan (Fine Gael, Carlow/Kilkenny): Duggan Steel, Kilkenny, £1,000; Killeen Investments, Lexus House, Killeen Road, Dublin 12, £2,000. Total: £3,000. Brendan Howlin (Labour, Wexford): SIPTU, £1,500; SIPTU (Wexford) Use of office to unspecified value. Total: £1,500-plus. Tom Kitt (Fianna Fail, Dublin South): Donal Keys, Off Air Electronics, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18, £1,000; Tony Byrne, Tivoli Theatre, 135138 Francis Street, Dublin 8, £1,500; Joe Stanley, Shannon Homes Ltd, 532 North Circular Road, Dublin 1, £2,000; Tim Brosnan, 11 Orchardton, Will brook Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, £2,000. Total: £6,500. Brian Lenihan (Fianna Fail, Dublin West): Earlsfort (East Point) Ltd, Alexander House, Earlsfort Centre, Dublin 2, £1,000; Colm Mohan, Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co Meath, £1,000. Total: £2,000. Conor Lenihan (Fianna Fail, Dublin South West): Niall Lenihan, New York, £1,000; Kelland Homes, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, £1,000; Odyssey Ltd, Naas Road, Dublin, loan of driver and van worth £800; Meadowgrove Construction, Ashbourne, Co Meath, £1,000; Colm Mohan, Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co Meath, £1,000; Michael McGreevey, £3,000; Denis O'Brien, Wellington Road, Dublin 4, £3,264. Total: £11,064.
Michael Lowry (Non Party, Tipperary North): John Hegarty, company director, Limerick, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Charlie McCreevy (Fianna Fail, Kildare): Edward Kavanagh (Maynooth Ltd), millers and grain merchants, Manor Mills, Maynooth, Co Kildare, £1,000; Goode Concrete Ltd, concrete products, Naas Industrial Estate, Naas, Co Kildare, £1,000; McCourt Investments Ltd, building contractors, Courtkilbride, Clonee, Co Meath, £1,000; Silicon Systems Ltd, computer design, 32/34 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, £1,000; Mark P Reihill, director, Tedcastle Holdings Ltd, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, £1,000; Frank Ward, Solicitor, Equity House, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7, £1,000. Total: £6,000. Marian McGennis (Fianna Fail, Dublin Central): Fianna Fail Dublin Women's Group, £1,850. Total: £1,850. John McGuinness (Fianna Fail, Carlow/Kilkenny): Duggan Steel, Dublin Road, Kilkenny, £1,000; Mount Juliet, Thomastown, Kilkenny, £2,000; Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, £1,500; Patsy O'Brien, Kilkenny, £2,000; Denis Treacy, Kells Road, Kilkenny, £1,000; Mick Shannon, Kilfera, Kilkenny, £1,000. Total: £8,500. Gay Mitchell (Fine Gael, Dublin South Central): IMPAC Ltd (business of which he is chief executive), secretarial assistance worth £5,000 approx. Total: £5,000 approx.
Olivia Mitchell (Fine Gael, Dublin South): Eileen and Patrick Hanratty (sister-in-law and spouse), Athelston, Queens Park, Monkstown, Co Dublin, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Robert Molloy (Progressive Democrats, Galway West): Progressive Democrats, Galway West, £1,000 and £3,000 to repay outstanding debt arising from European elections of 1989 and 1994. Total: £4,000. Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fail, Cork North West): Farweld, Bally desmond, Co Cork, £1,000; Boherbue Fianna Fail, £1,500; Bernard Moynihan, Mallow, £2,200; Lil Moynihan, Mallow, £1,800; Sheila Moynihan, Mallow, £2,000. Total: £8,500. Breeda Moynihan Cronin (Labour, Kerry South): SIPTU, £1,500. Total: £1,500. Caoimhghin O Caolain (Sinn Fein, Cavan/Monaghan): Friends of Sinn Fein, US-registered support group, 510 C Street NE, Washington DC, USA, £4,996.72. Total: £4,996.72. Willie O'Dea (Fianna Fail, Limerick East): Gerard Madden, businessman, 100 O'Connell Street, Limerick, £2,000. Total: £2,000. Liz O'Donnell (Progressive Democrats, Dublin South): Progressive Democrats, Dublin South, 3 1/2 months rent on office worth £980. Total: £980.
Noel O'Flynn (Fianna Fail, Cork North Central): Hillary Loftus, businessman, Dublin Hill, Cork, £500; Denis Dennehy, businessman, D Dennehy Ltd, Carrigtwohill, Cork, £2,000; Noel Twohig, Killeens, Co Cork, £500; Cronin Concrete, Station Road, Blarney, Co Cork; John Cleary, businessman, Coolowen, Blarney, Co Cork, £500; P Buckley, solicitor/businessman, Washington Street, Cork, £1,000; Paddy Ring, farmer, Coolowen, Blarney, Co Cork, £500; E Mahony, businessman, E Mahony Developments Ltd, Little Island, Cork, £1,000; Capital Brake and Clutch, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, £500. Total: £7,000. Ned O'Keeffe (Fianna Fail, Cork East): Mitchelstown FF Cumann, £1,000; Mitchelstown FF
Comhairle Ceanntair, £1,000. Total: £2,000. Michael O'Kennedy (Fianna Fail, Tipperary North): Sheila Mulligan (sister), Waterford, £2,000; Eamon O'Kennedy (brother), 47 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, £2,000; Michael Woodlock (brother-in-law), Fethard Road, Clonmel, £2,000; Brian O'Kennedy (son), 7 Beatty's Avenue, Dublin 4, £1,000; Kieran Mulligan (nephew), Tritonville Road, Sandymount, £1,000; Seamus Mulligan (nephew), c/o Kieran Mulligan. Total: £9,000. Seamus Pattison (Labour, Carlow/ Kilkenny): SIPTU, £1,750; Killeen Investment Ireland Ltd, Killeen Road, Dublin 12, £1,000. Total: £2,750.
William Penrose (Labour, Westmeath): SIPTU, £1,500. Total: £1,500. Sean Power (Fianna Fail, Kildare South): Dermot Cox, businessman, Rosetown, Athgarvan, Co Kildare, £2,000. Total: £2,000. Ruairi Quinn (Labour, Dublin South East): Brian Loughney, businessman, 23 Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4, £570; Mr William Kilmurray, businessman, Marlborough House, 37 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, £750; Daniel Sullivan, Solicitors, 36 Meadowbank, Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6, £1,000; Mr Vincente Alonso, Zaria Corporation, Spa Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8, £1,500; SIPTU, £1,750; Mr Feroze Khan, Eastern Tandoori Restaurant, 34/35 South King Street, Dublin 2, £2,000; Mr Malachy McCloskey, Boyne Valley Ltd, Platin, Drogheda, Co Louth, £2,000; Mr Peter Murray, businessman, "Ash", Pembroke Gardens, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, £2,500; Mr Ted Marah, Irish Intercontinental Bank Ltd, 91 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, £5,000; Mr Johnny Ronan, Treasury Holdings Limited, Treasury Buildings, Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, £10,000, which was passed on to Labour Party Head Office. Total: £27,070, of which £10,000 was passed on to Labour Party Head Office. Pat Rabbitte (Democratic Left, Dublin South West): DPN Tierney, chairman, Cross Group, Broomhill Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, £1,000. Total: £1,000.
Albert Reynolds (Fianna Fail, Longford/Roscommon): Turners Printing Company Ltd, Convent Road, Longford, £1,000; Mr Bill Cullen, Renault Motor Distributors, Kylemore Road, Dublin, £2,000; McDonagh and Boland, Crotty and McRedmond (Insurance Brokers), Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, £3,050. Total: £6,050. Eoin Ryan (Fianna Fail, Dublin South East): Aidan Henry, Tullow Oil, Airfield House, Airfield Park, Dublin 4, £1,000; Dublin Port Company, 32/34 Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, £1,000; Martin Keane, Drayton House, 9/11 Cambridge Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, £1,000; G & T Crampton, Sandymount Buildings, Simmonscourt, Dublin 4, £1,000; Mr Denis Desmond, 7 Park Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, £1,000. Total: £5,000. Trevor Sargent (Green Party, Dublin North): Patricia McKenna MEP, European Parliament, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, £545.00. Total: £545 (Mr Sargent also declared £2,500 paid by himself). Michael Smith (Fianna Fail, Tipperary North): John Magnier, Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Co Tipperary, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Dick Spring (Labour, Kerry North): SIPTU, £1,750. Total: £1,750. David Stanton (Fine Gael, Cork East): Cork East Fine Gael, £1,100. Total: £1,100. Pat Upton (Labour, Dublin South Central): SIPTU, £1,750. Total: £1,750. Mary Wallace (Fianna Fail, Meath): CAS Ltd, Killeen Road, Dunsany, Co Meath, £1,000; Dunshaughlin FF Comhairle Ceanntair, £4,000. Total: £5,000.
Eddie Wade (Fianna Fail, Limerick East): Friends of Fianna Fail, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Jack Wall (Labour, Kildare South): Dermot Cox, Rosetown Stud, Newbridge, Co Kildare, £750. Total: £750.
Donations to senators were:
Michael Finneran (Administrative Panel): Fianna Fail Roscommon constituency organisation, £2,000. Total: £2,000. Pat Gallagher (Industrial and Commercial Panel): Labour Party Laois/Offaly constituency council, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Mary Jackman (Labour Panel): Peter Murphy, neighbour, £1,000; Michael Costello, pub and restaurant owner, £1,000; Limerick East Election Campaign, £4,000. Total: £6,000. Michael Lanigan (Industrial and Commercial Panel): Killeen Investment Company, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Jarlath McDonagh (Labour Panel): Thomas Flynn, businessman, £1,000. Total: £1,000. Kath- leen O'Meara (Agricultural Panel): North Tipperary Labour Party, £1,840.60. Total: £1,840.60. Ann Ormonde (Cultural and Educational Panel): Fianna Fail Dublin Women's Group, £1,000 and £350. Total: £1,350. Joe O'Toole (National University of Ireland): Irish National Teachers' Organisation, £5,000 and £5,000. Total: £10,000. Sean Ryan (Labour): Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, £3,500; Amalgamated Engineering and Electronic Union, £750 (these figures were declared when he was a Dail candidate); the Labour Party, £1,000. Total: £5,250.