Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 June 2021
97. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remuneration returning officers and staff received for carrying out their duties in the local and European elections in 2019 and the General Election in 2020, by constituency in tabular form. [32422/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total remuneration that Returning Officers and staff received for carrying out their duties in the Referendum and European Parliament and Local Elections in 2019 and the General Election in 2020 are set out in the table below. The remuneration information is laid out by Returning Officer rather than by constituency. The Deputy is aware that a number of Returning Officers such as the four Cork and Dublin Sheriffs have a number of constituencies for which they are the Returning Officer. I have arranged for my Department to send the Deputy the scales of maximum charges that lay out the calculation of fees for each of the electoral events.
With regards to the 2019 Event, there were 3 European Constituency Returning Officers for the European and Local Elections (Dublin County, Mayo and Cork City). Each Returning Officer took the election event in their respective counties and then forwarded their ballot boxes to the relevant European Constituency RO who then conducted the count with regard to their area of responsibility.
