Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of storing electronic voting machines nationally, and in south Tipperary; the location at which the machines are stored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17120/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Based on information provided to my Department by Returning Officers, the total annual costs for storage of the electronic voting equipment (including the cost of insurance, service charges, rates, heating, etc.) for the various locations are set out in the following table. In 2007, over 60% of the machines (4,762 in total) were moved to a central storage facility located at Gormanston Army Camp. Costs incurred to date in respect of the movement and storage of this equipment are some €328,000. A total of 2,729 voting machines are stored locally by Returning Officers at locations throughout the country. A further 13 machines are stored in the Custom House.

Table 1. Electronic Voting Annual Storage Costs 2004-2008, and Current Storage Locations