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<p>None. Short money is not available to parties whose Members have not taken the
Oath.</p><p>However, under a resolution of the House of 8 February 2006, financial
assistance is provided to opposition parties represented by Members who have chosen
not to take their seats. It is under this resolution that Sinn Fein Members claim
expenses in connection with the party's representative business.<br><br>It is the
Government's view that this issue of representative money for parties that do not
take the Oath is primarily a matter for the House itself to resolve.</p>
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