Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 1483: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on taking initiatives to extend voting rights in Dáil elections to EU citizens of other member states once they have passed a minimum residence period here; and the efforts he will make at EU level to secure equivalent rights for Irish citizens living in other EU countries. [1601/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Under section 8 of the Electoral Act 1992, British citizens may register as Dáil electors if they are ordinarily resident in a constituency.

In addition, the Minister may by order provide for citizens of other EU member states who are ordinarily resident in Ireland to be registered as Dáil electors on a reciprocal basis where the Minister is satisfied that a member state grants Irish citizens resident in that country the right to vote at parliamentary elections there on an equal basis with its own nationals. No such order has been made to date and, while electoral law is subject to ongoing review, there are no current proposals to alter the existing arrangements.