▁to ▁secure ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁( 1 0 %) ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁valid ▁votes ▁cast ▁in ▁a ▁first - p ast - the - post ▁voting ▁system ▁would ▁both ▁for fe it ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁depos it ▁and ▁b ail ▁rights . ▁ ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁candidates ▁for ▁election ▁to ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁nominated ▁by ▁political ▁parties ▁registered ▁to ▁contest ▁D á il ▁elections , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁non - party ▁candidates ▁who ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁detailed ▁information ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁elect ors ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁who ▁have ▁ass ented ▁to ▁their ▁nom ination , ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁depos it . ▁C andid ates ▁who ▁fail ▁to ▁meet ▁either ▁of ▁these ▁criteria , ▁however , ▁must ▁pay ▁a ▁depos it ▁of ▁€ 5 0 0 . ▁This ▁follows ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁r uling ; ▁the ▁court ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁oblig atory ▁payment ▁of ▁depos its ▁by ▁all ▁candidates ▁was ▁rep ug nant ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁who ▁paid ▁the ▁depos it ▁are ▁returned ▁if ▁their ▁final ▁vote ▁total , ▁under ▁the ▁single ▁transfer able ▁vote ▁elect oral ▁system , ▁exceed s ▁one - qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁Dro op ▁qu ota ▁for ▁their ▁constitu ency ; ▁i . e . ▁in ▁a ▁four - se at ▁constitu ency , ▁the ▁qu ota ▁is ▁ 2 0 % ▁therefore ▁the ▁depos it ▁threshold ▁is ▁ 5 %. ▁This ▁is