Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 539: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are any proposals to amend the law in respect of a legal obligation on persons, who are legally entitled to vote, to register for voting purposes; and if they are entitled to de-register even if they remain resident. [17931/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The law relating to the registration of electors is set out in Part II of, and the Second Schedule to, the Electoral Act 1992. There are no proposals to amend the law in relation to the issues referred to in the Question.

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 540: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the opinion of the European Parliament Petitions Committee on petition number 517/2004 regarding obstacles for non-Irish EU citizens attempting to register to vote in the European elections here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17939/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I assume that the Question refers to an EU petition which my Department has received relating to potential costs associated with completion of a statutory declaration in respect of the first time registration of EU citizens who wish to vote in European Parliament elections in Ireland. I intend to address the matter in the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006, on which work is proceeding, by widening the categories of person who may witness the relevant statutory declaration. The European Commission was notified of this on 21 December 2005.

Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 541: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Dublin City Sheriff has communicated with his Department regarding measures to prevent personation at elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17945/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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No communication on the lines referred to in the Question has been received from the Dublin City Sheriff in recent times.