Tony Gregory
Ceist:384 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of the purchase, repair and storage of the electronic voting machines;. [26562/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 28 October 2004
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Freagraí scríofa
The total cost of the electronic voting machines and ancillary voting equipment is €45 million, including VAT. While the voting machines do not require regular maintenance between polls, the equipment contract negotiated with Nedap-Powervote provides for free servicing and maintenance of all voting equipment until the end of 2007.
Regarding storage of the voting equipment, returns received in my Department from 25 of the 28 Dáil returning officers indicate that annual storage costs, including rental, insurance and other costs, in respect of the electronic voting equipment amount to €546,000. In some cases however, this includes dedicated election office space in addition to equipment storage.