Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 1496: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of meetings that the interdepartmental taskforce has held in relation to e-voting and to advise when a final decision will be made to sell the machines for scrap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33116/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Following the Government decision not to proceed with implementation of electronic voting in Ireland, an Interdepartmental Task Force, chaired by my Department, was established to bring the project to an orderly conclusion and to oversee disposal of the equipment and termination of storage arrangements. To date, the Task Force has met five times, with its most recent meeting taking place in June 2010. Between meetings, my Department maintains ongoing contact with members of the Task Force, in order to progress work on the cessation arrangements for the project. The Task Force aims to complete its work as soon as possible.

In considering options for disposal of the equipment, the priority is to pursue the most economically advantageous approach, with a view to achieving the maximum recovery of cost possible in the circumstances, consistent with environmental and other obligations.