Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the serial number of each of the electronic voting machines owned by the State; the location of each of these machines; the past movements of each machine; if this information will be made available to Deputies in electronic format as well as on Dáil Éireann record; the details of these machines which have been damaged, repaired or destroyed; the number of machines purchased by the State; the number currently in the possession of the State; his plans to scrap or recycle these machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12612/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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A programme of further assessment, testing and validation of the electronic voting and counting system is underway to address issues raised by the Commission on Electronic Voting and demonstrate that the system operates reliably, securely and accurately. The timing of the further use of the system is dependent on the progress made with this work and the ongoing work of the Commission on Electronic Voting, the associated decisions arising in this regard, and the dates at which future polls may be held.

A total of 7,504 voting machines has been purchased and information in relation to the location of the machines is set out in the following table. In the interests of the security and integrity of the electoral process, it is not appropriate to make available the further detailed information referred to in the question.