Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
464. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department received correspondence from An Garda Síochána pertaining to irregularities in the postal voting system in County Sligo in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/22]
View answerI can confirm that my Department has not received correspondence from An Garda Síochána on this matter.
The primary role of my Department in electoral matters is to provide an appropriate policy and legislative framework for a modern and efficient electoral system. Within that framework, Returning Officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the actual conduct of elections and referendums, including the operation of postal voting arrangements. Local authorities are responsible for the compilation and maintaining of the electoral register, including the postal voters list.
