Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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During my 12 years serving on the council, we put something aside every year for the local election because we knew it was coming in five years and that meant it would not hit the accounts in one year. What the witnesses are asking is that, whether it be a general election, local election or referendum, some pocket of money be put aside annually to sustain this into the future. While I do not want to put a figure on it, the witnesses are suggesting the level of funding this got between 2002 and 2007 would be a good starting point, taking inflation into account.