Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are methods for members of the Defence and security forces to be registered to vote and be on the electoral register without having their contact details being published and accessible by the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15582/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Under the Electoral Act 1992, members of the Defence Forces must be entered in the Register of Electors as postal voters and may register in respect of premises used for military purposes where they are resident or in respect of their home address as in the case of electors generally; the Postal Voters List gives details of the Army number, rank and unit of the elector concerned. Members of the Garda Síochána may be entered in the Register at the address where they ordinarily reside, as in the case of electors generally, and vote at their local polling station, or they may opt to apply for entry on the Postal Voters List; in the latter case, the address of the elector is to be entered on the List. Electoral law requires registration authorities to publish the Register of Electors (including the Postal Voters List) and make it available for inspection.