Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 624: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he set up an independent electoral commission to deal with all aspects of elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35581/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In its Second Report on the Secrecy, Accuracy and Testing of the Chosen Electronic Voting System, which was published on 4 July 2006, the Commission on Electronic Voting referred to an increased need for the establishment of a single independent statutory electoral commission for Ireland. In my response to the publication of the report, I indicated that I favour the establishment of an Electoral Commission to be in place after the 2007 General Election and that I will bring forward proposals to Government in this regard.