Written answers
Tuesday, 8 February 2005
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Election Management System
8:00 pm
Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 520: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the ancillary equipment, as distinct from the electronic machines, that was procured in relation to the equipment to facilitate e-voting here; the nature of this equipment; the parts that were sourced here; if there was a tendering process for the provision of this ancillary equipment; the names of the contractors who were awarded these contracts; the location of the warehousing or storage at which this equipment is housed; if there was a tendering process for the provision of this storage; the name of the successful tenderer; and the annual cost of providing this storage space. [3475/05]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Information requested on ancillary equipment procured as part of the electronic voting and counting project is set out in the following table. No detailed information is available in my Department on the sourcing of the parts concerned:
| Ancillary Equipment | Procurement | Organised By | Contract Awarded To |
| Customised Tilt Tables for Voting Machines (for access by disabled voters) | Open Tender Competition | OPW on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. | Peter Cahill Engineering Ltd., Merrywell Business Park, Ballymount Road, Dublin 22. |
| Transport Trolleys for Voting Machines | Open Tender Competition | OPW on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. | Loredo Ltd., Unit 120, Ashbourne Industrial Estate, Ashbourne, Co. Meath. |
| Hand Trucks for Voting Machines | Open Tender Competition | OPW on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. | Farrell O'Brien Service Ltd., Killeen Road, Dublin 12. |
| Back-up Batteries for Voting Machines | Open Tender Competition | Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. | Hi-Volt Ireland Ltd., Ballyduff, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. |
| Storage Cases for Ballot Modules and Programme Reading Units | Open Tender Competition | OPW on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. | Topper Cases Ltd., St. Peter's Hill, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7DX, England. |
Regarding storage arrangements, I refer to the reply to Question No. 516 on today's Order Paper.
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