Trevor Sargent
Question:193 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance the costs paid out by his Department for the storage of electronic voting machines in each year since their introduction. [5292/04]
View answerWednesday, 18 February 2004
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Expenses incurred by returning officers, including those related to the storage of electronic voting machines, are paid out of the central fund. This is done in accordance with the scale of charges for returning officers set under the terms of relevant legislation governing elections and referenda.
Advances on account of such charges are issued to returning officers, on request, by the Minister for Finance. The returning officers submit an account of charges incurred by them to me as soon as practicable after an election or referendum takes place. The accounts covering the period since the introduction of electronic voting machines have not yet been finalised. It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy at this time.