Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
334. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the competition for the new election-monitoring roster will be advertised; the locations in which it will be advertised; the number of election monitor positions that are planned for the new roster; the training courses that are recommended for entry to this roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48160/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIreland's current International Election Observation Roster of 197 volunteers, which is administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs, is in effect from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2023. Roster members are available to participate at short notice in Election Observation Missions organised by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the EU. Recruitment of members for the next Roster will be on the basis of an open and competitive application process, informed by selection criteria for election observers set out by the EU and the OSCE. Planning for the the next Roster will take place in 2023.
