The procurement of appropriate secure storage accommodation for electronic voting machines and ancillary equipment is the responsibility of returning officers, who are statutorily charged with conducting elections and referenda. Details in relation to voting machines and information provided to my Department by returning officers concerning storage arrangements, are set out in the following table.
|
Constituency
|
No. of voting machines
|
Location of storage premises
|
Annual storage costs (rent, insurance, service charges, rates etc.)
|
|
|
|
€
|
|
Carlow
|
115
|
Mortarstown
|
28,506
|
|
Kilkenny
|
135
|
|
|
Cavan
|
148
|
Monaghan Town
|
25,828
|
|
Monaghan
|
140
|
|
|
|
Clare
|
200
|
Ennis
|
10,800
|
|
Cork County
|
425
|
Togher
|
37,609
|
|
Cork City
|
505
|
Ballygarvan
|
27,208
|
|
Donegal
|
295
|
Letterkenny
|
9,293
|
|
Dublin City
|
777
|
Ballycoolin
|
65,000
|
|
Dublin County
|
768
|
Finglas
|
62,939
|
|
Galway
|
310
|
Galway City
|
5,253
|
|
Kerry
|
310
|
Tralee
|
26,125
|
|
Kildare
|
275
|
Clane
|
27,126
|
|
Laois
|
100
|
Portlaoise
|
28,178
|
|
Offaly
|
120
|
|
|
Limerick
|
335
|
Limerick City
|
57,676
|
|
Longford
|
90
|
Longford Town
|
2,995
|
|
Roscommon
|
142
|
Roscommon Town
|
10,375
|
|
Louth
|
180
|
Dundalk
|
298
|
|
Mayo
|
370
|
Castlebar
|
34,930
|
|
Meath
|
265
|
Navan
|
20,366
|
|
Sligo
|
130
|
Sligo Town
|
Nil
|
|
Leitrim
|
100
|
Carrick on Shannon
|
Nil
|
|
Tipperary North and South
|
408
|
Clonmel
|
42,700
|
|
Waterford
|
195
|
Waterford City
|
52,888
|
|
Westmeath
|
175
|
Mullingar
|
22,805
|
|
Wexford
|
240
|
Drinagh
|
16,875
|
|
Wicklow
|
245
|
Kilcoole
|
42,456
|
|
DoEHLG
|
6
|
Custom House, Dublin
|
Nil
|
|
Total
|
7,504
|
|
658,229
|
My Department did not seek detailed information on ownership of premises used by returning officers for storage purposes and does not have this information on a comprehensive basis. However, a number of returning officers have also included such information and this is set out in the following table. In the future, it will be important to ensure that the necessary storage facilities are provided as economically and cost efficiently as possible, and my Department will work with the relevant interests to this end.
|
Constituency
|
Location of Storage Premises
|
Owners
|
|
Donegal
|
Letterkenny
|
Secure Storage
|
|
Dublin City
|
Ballycoolin
|
Mr. Brendan Walsh Ms. Cara Walsh
|
|
Dublin County
|
Finglas
|
Mr. John Fitzpatrick
|
|
Limerick
|
Limerick City
|
Ashling Microsystems Ltd.
|
|
Waterford
|
Waterford City
|
Johnstown Properties Ltd.
|
|
Westmeath
|
Mullingar
|
Mr. Peadar Conlon
|
