Written answers

Tuesday, 3 July 2007

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Electoral Commission

9:00 pm

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 572: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish an independent Electoral Commission to take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight; if this commission will have the function of implementing modern efficient practices for the conduct of elections; if it will become a standing Constituency Commission for the revision of constituency boundaries; if its terms of reference will stress the importance of avoiding, where at all possible, the division of small counties or small parts of counties into separate constituencies; if it will take charge of the compilation of a new national rolling electoral register; if it will take over the functions of the Standards in Public Office Commission in relation to electoral expenditure; and if it will examine the issue of financing of the political system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18854/07]

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Programme for Government contains a commitment to the establishment of an independent Electoral Commission which will take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight, implement modern and efficient electoral practices, revise constituency boundaries, take charge of compiling a new national rolling electoral register, take over the functions of the Standards in Public Office Commission relating to election spending, and examine the issue of financing the political system.

As part of my Department's overall responsibility for electoral matters, I will be developing appropriate proposals to give effect to this extensive and complex electoral reform agenda.

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