Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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338. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a company (details supplied) in County Carlow will be paid for storage of election equipment. [9558/14]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Under the electoral acts, as amended, the Minister for Finance, at the request of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, provides funds to the Returning Officers so that they can pay the suppliers of services required. The engagement of suppliers and the payment of suppliers is between the Returning Officer and the supplier concerned.

The funds required, for payment to the person named, were transferred from the Exchequer to the bank account of the Returning Officer for Carlow. This payment appears not to have taken place due sadly to the lengthy serious illness of the Returning Officer who died recently. I understand that a local Returning Officer for the European Elections for Carlow was appointed by the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government  on 12th February and  that the matter of the payment  is being taken up with her with a view to having it resolved as soon as possible.