Politics

Revealed: Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin’s 2022 finances

The income of all three major parties – Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin – increased in 2022, Sipo filings show

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, and Tánaiste Micheál Martin. The majority of the funding for their parties came from the state. Picture: Collins

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin both enjoyed bumper financial years in 2022 as their respective party incomes climbed to €5.8 million.

Fine Gael reported total income of €5.8 million in 2022, while expenditure for the year totalled €5.1 million, according to newly filed accounts with the Standards in Public Office (Sipo).

Meanwhile, Sinn Féin reported total income of €5.8 million last year, up from €5.5 million in 2021. Total expenditure at the Mary Lou McDonald-led ...