Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2018
723. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has conducted research into holding referendums and elections on weekends rather than on weekdays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50751/18]
View answerArrangements for the holding of elections and referendums, including the setting of the polling day, are set out in legislation. Electoral law allows for the taking of the poll at elections and referendums on any day of the week and this flexibility allows all relevant factors to be taken into account at any given time in setting the polling day. While I have no proposals to change the current arrangements or to carry out research currently, the arrangements in place are kept under review in my Department in the light of all relevant developments.
