Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to date incurred in respect of the electronic voting machines; the estimated storage cost for 2008 together with the cost of any reviews or reports in respect of the electronic voting issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The cost incurred to date in respect of the purchase and adaptation of the electronic voting machines is €43.9 million. In addition, information provided by returning officers to my Department indicates that the total annual storage costs incurred by them in respect of the electronic voting machines and ancillary equipment in 2007 is some €528,000, with figures for 2004, 2005 and 2006 amounting to some €658,000; €696,000; and €706,000 respectively. Costs incurred to date in respect of the movement of the electronic voting equipment to centralised storage arrangements are some €328,000. Further costs will be incurred in relation to the completion of these arrangements, including buy-out costs.

The total cost incurred to date in the assessment and review of the electronic voting and counting system is €2.8 million (including €1.95 million in respect of the Commission on Electronic Voting).