Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Referendum Expenditure
Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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421. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of each referendum held in the State since 2000, in tabular form. [34571/16]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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There was no Referendum in 2000. The approximate costings for all referendums since 2001 are set out in the table below with the exception of those held in 2004 and 2011*. The referendums in those years were not taken on their own but were combined and accounted for with European and Local Elections in 2004 and with a Presidential and by-election in 2011. It is not, therefore, possible to give an accurate cost of those referendums as there would have been an extensive sharing of staff and facilities for the different polls taken.
| Month/ Year | Referendum | Approximate Cost |
|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Prohibition of Death Penalty | €11.1m |
| International Criminal Court | ||
| Treaty of Nice | ||
| March 2002 | Protection of Human Life in Pregnancy | €10.8m |
| October 2002 | Treaty of Nice | €15.0m |
| June 2004 | Citizenship | * |
| June 2008 | Treaty of Lisbon | €22.2m |
| October 2009 | Treaty of Lisbon | €17.5m |
| October 2011 | Houses of Oireachtas Enquiries | * |
| Judges Remuneration | ||
| May 2012 | Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union | €14.8m |
| November 2012 | Children | €12.8m |
| October 2013 | Abolition of Seanad, Court of Appeal | €14.4m |
| May 2015 | Marriage Equality Bill & Age of Eligibility for Election to Office of the President | €15m |
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