Written answers
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Referendum Data
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs of all referenda held since 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43579/17]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The approximate costings for all referendums since 2001 are set out in the table with the exception of the referendums held in 2004 and 2011.
| 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 & Age of Eligibility for Election to Office of the President | €14.8m |
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.
The Deputy may wish to note that when two or more election events are held on the same day, such as the 2015 Marriage Equality Bill & Age of Eligibility for Election to Office of The President, there are significant savings from the sharing of people and facilities.
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