Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2009
509 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of polling cards issued for the referendum on 2 October 2009 which were returned by An Post undelivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37368/09]
View answerUnder electoral law, local returning officers are responsible at a referendum for sending a polling information card (PIC) to every presidential elector (i.e. Irish citizen) whose name is on the register of electors.
At the recent referendum, the address of the relevant registration authority (city or county council) was included as the return address on the PIC. An Post was responsible for returning undelivered PICs directly to the registration authorities. While my Department does not compile data in relation to the number of PICs which were returned, authorities have been requested to make the necessary arrangements to use the information provided by these returns in the compilation of the register for 2010/2011.
