Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2012
430 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of expressions of interest that were made by the public sector in relation to the e-voting machines over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraFollowing the Government meeting of 11 January 2012, I announced plans for the disposal of the State's electronic voting and counting equipment. A Request for Tenders for the sale and/or the provision of recovery services for the equipment was published on 19 January 2012.
Following the announcement of the cessation of the electronic voting and counting project in 2009 tentative enquiries about putting the equipment to alternative use were received from two Government Departments, the then titled Departments of Education and Science, and Social and Family Affairs. The Departments concluded that the electronic voting and counting equipment was unlikely to be suitable or practical for the purposes they had in mind. They therefore did not pursue their interest further.
