Written answers

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Election Management System

9:00 pm

Photo of Olivia MitchellOlivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 563: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of desks and stands that were bought to accommodate electronic voting; the cost of those desks and stands; the location where they are stored; the accumulative cost of storage; the current location of all the desks and stands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/07]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The only furniture procured for use in association with the electronic voting equipment was 4788 tilt tables, at a cost of €372,506 (VAT inclusive), for the purpose of providing access for disabled voters to the voting machines in polling stations. The electronic voting equipment from Dublin City, Dublin County and Wicklow, is now stored at centralised premises in Gormanston; information provided by returning officers in respect of storage of the balance of electronic voting equipment is set out in the following table.

The annual storage cost in 2006 for the electronic voting equipment was some €705,000; costs in 2004 and 2005 were some €658,000 and €696,000 respectively.

County/CityLocation of Storage Premises
Carlow-KilkennyMortarstown
Cavan-MonaghanMonaghan Town
ClareEnnis
Cork CityTogher
Cork CountyBallygarvan
DonegalLetterkenny
GalwayGalway City
KerryTralee
KildareClane
Laois-OffalyPortlaoise
LimerickLimerick City
LongfordLongford Town
RoscommonRoscommon Town
LouthDundalk
MayoCastlebar
MeathNavan
SligoSligo Town
LeitrimCarrick-on-Shannon
Tipperary (N&S)Clonmel
WaterfordWaterford City
WestmeathMullingar
WexfordDrinagh

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