Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money being spent in regard to the awareness campaign relating to the draft register of electors. [43059/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Each year an awareness campaign is run by my Department related to the Draft Register of Electors. Following a competitive tendering process, First Advertising Ltd. were appointed to undertake the 2008 nationwide awareness campaign to coincide with the period (from 1 November to 25 November) when the Draft Register is on display in public offices, such as City and County Council offices, Garda stations, libraries and post offices, and on-line at www.checktheregister.ie.

The objective of the campaign was to encourage voters to check the Draft Register to ensure that they are correctly registered and to advise them to inform the appropriate City or County Council of any errors or omissions in the Draft Register. In addition, the campaign reminded the electorate that the right to vote is an important entitlement and it emphasised that people cannot vote unless they are correctly registered. The campaign cost was €157,097.