Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the establishment of an independent electoral commission to take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14003/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Programme for Government contains a commitment to establish 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. A procurement process is in progress for the carrying out of preliminary research on issues arising in relation to the establishment of the Electoral Commission.