Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total amount of public money spent to date on the storage of electronic voting equipment; if he is satisfied that appropriate guidelines are in place governing the allocation of contracts for the storage of such equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11079/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Information provided by returning officers to my Department indicates that the total annual storage cost of the electronic voting and ancillary equipment is some €658,000. Actual claims by returning officers are being processed by the Department of Finance for payment from the central fund. I am satisfied that the guidelines provided to returning officers in relation to the storage of electronic voting equipment were appropriate in the context of their statutory responsibility for running elections and referenda and their long-standing jurisdiction in such matters in their respective constituencies.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the granting of an award to supply ancillary equipment for electronic voting to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11031/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works conducted a number of open tender competitions for the supply of ancillary equipment for the electronic voting and counting system, including the contract referred to in the question, which was for the supply of voting machine transport trolleys. The contract was awarded to the lowest bidder.