Electoral Law

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 May 2013

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Questions (203)

Andrew Doyle

Question:

203. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of electoral pieces of primary and secondary legislation that are currently in use; if he has considered consolidating all electoral law into a single pieces of comprehensive primary and secondary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23336/13]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan)

There are 31 Acts of the Oireachtas in force concerned with electoral matters and 77 related Statutory Instruments. I have no plans at this time to consolidate primary or secondary electoral law.