11.   Irish law does not limit donations to politicians, but monetary gifts attract tax.

12.   Last June, parliament passed a bill limiting donations to close relatives and setting a procedure to certify brain death.

13.   Rules would have to be set on limiting donations from abroad so as not to tip the balance in favor of one of the camps, the minister said.

14.   The answer to campaign reform according to Newt is not to further limit donations by fat-cat contributors but to open the cash floodgates.

15.   Aimed at curbing rampant corruption, the new laws also limit political donations.