Written answers
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Election Expenditure
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of running each of the four bye-elections being suggested for November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39584/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Practice in recent times has been that bye-elections are held on the same day. The cost of the 2014 Bye Elections in Dublin South West and Leitrim/Roscommon held together on the 10 October 2014 was €0.548m and €0.564m respectively.
While no two election events would be the same and allowing for some costs increasing over time the cost today if an election were called could be approximately €0.700m for each bye-election.
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