Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total costs in wages paid to polling clerks for Dáil, local, European and presidential elections, broken down per election from 2002 to-date in 2011. [35604/11]

Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total costs in wages paid to returning officers. [35606/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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1I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together.

Returning Officers are required to submit accounts to the Department of Finance within six months of holding an election. While the accounts for the recent General Election have not yet been completed, we have included estimated figures. The accounts for the Presidential election and Dublin West bye-election have not yet been submitted and an accurate break down of costs will not be available until that time for those events. A detailed breakdown of the election/referendum costs was not recorded until 2007. Therefore it is not possible to provide the details required before 2007. The following table provides the information requested for elections and referendums since 2007. Wages for the Returning Officers relates to the services of the Returning Officer.