Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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942. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the cost differentials between holding voting hours between the usual 7am to 10pm as opposed to the reduced voting hours from 8am to 10pm for the Meath East Dáil Bye-Election in March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38246/13]

Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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943. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the cost differentials between holding voting hours between the usual 7am to 10pm as opposed to the reduced voting hours of 9am to 10pm for the Children's Referendum in October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38247/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 942 and 943 together.

The costs of running or holding an election or referendum are met from the Central Fund administered by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

In both cases, a reduced polling period of 2 hours applied - 9am to 10 pm in the case of the Children Referendum and 8am to 9pm in the case of the Meath East Bye - Election - when viewed against the more usual 7am to 10pm polling period in recent referendums and election s. I understand from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that in the case of the Children Referendum, the reduced polling period gave rise to savings of some €640,000; in the case of the Meath East Bye election it gave rise to savings of some €14,000.

Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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944. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form, the hours of polling for each General Election, Dáil Bye-Election, Presidential Election, European Parliament Election, Local Government Election and Referendum held here between 1994 to date in 2013, as provided for under their respective Polling Order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38248/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the following table.