Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost to his Department related to the two Nice treaty referenda. [21748/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The cost incurred by my Department in 2001 related to the first referendum on the Nice treaty was €2,368,000 of which €1,644,000 was spent by the Referendum Commission. The balance of the cost was incurred in relation to the production of information materials.

The cost incurred by my Department in 2002 related to the second referendum on the Nice treaty was €4,821,000 of which €4,061,000 was spent by the Referendum Commission. The balance of the cost was incurred in relation to the production of information materials.