Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2007
563 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of desks and stands that were bought to accommodate electronic voting; the cost of those desks and stands; the location where they are stored; the accumulative cost of storage; the current location of all the desks and stands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe only furniture procured for use in association with the electronic voting equipment was 4788 tilt tables, at a cost of €372,506 (VAT inclusive), for the purpose of providing access for disabled voters to the voting machines in polling stations. The electronic voting equipment from Dublin City, Dublin County and Wicklow, is now stored at centralised premises in Gormanston; information provided by returning officers in respect of storage of the balance of electronic voting equipment is set out in the following table.
The annual storage cost in 2006 for the electronic voting equipment was some €705,000; costs in 2004 and 2005 were some €658,000 and €696,000 respectively.
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County/City |
Location of Storage Premises |
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Carlow-Kilkenny |
Mortarstown |
|
Cavan-Monaghan |
Monaghan Town |
|
Clare |
Ennis |
|
Cork City |
Togher |
|
Cork County |
Ballygarvan |
|
Donegal |
Letterkenny |
|
Galway |
Galway City |
|
Kerry |
Tralee |
|
Kildare |
Clane |
|
Laois-Offaly |
Portlaoise |
|
Limerick |
Limerick City |
|
Longford |
Longford Town |
|
Roscommon |
Roscommon Town |
|
Louth |
Dundalk |
|
Mayo |
Castlebar |
|
Meath |
Navan |
|
Sligo |
Sligo Town |
|
Leitrim |
Carrick-on-Shannon |
|
Tipperary (N&S) |
Clonmel |
|
Waterford |
Waterford City |
|
Westmeath |
Mullingar |
|
Wexford |
Drinagh |
