51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?

Electoral Act 1997 37.
—(1) Subject to subsection (2), as soon as may be after the receipt of a statement of election expenses and a statutory declaration furnished pursuant to section 36 , the Public Offices Commission shall cause a copy of the said statement and declaration together with a copy of any relevant court orders to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. Section 73.—The Public Offices Commission shall retain at the office of the Commission for a period of 3 years— (a) every copy of a statement and auditor's report furnished to it under section 20 ,(b) every notification furnished under section 23 and every statement and declaration furnished under section 24 or 48 , and (c) every statement of election expenses and declaration furnished pursuant to section 36 or 56 together with the relevant invoices and receipts and copies of any relevant court orders, and shall permit any person to inspect such documents, free of charge, and to take a copy thereof or an extract therefrom on payment of a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of copying, at such times and subject to such conditions as the Commission considers appropriate.

The law says that the Standards in Public Office Commission must lay reports of election expenses before both houses of the legislature and make them available for inspection and copying for a period of three years. The Commission also posts these reports on its website.