COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, June 14, 2021
QUESTION NO. 22
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm that work is progressing despite the restrictions on the new voting register for 2022
REPLY:
The work on the Draft Register 2022-2023 is ongoing, all RFA household forms received are duly processed.
Corporate Services are promoting a voter awareness campaign through the placing of an article on Valuing Your Vote in relation to the importance of voting and registering to vote in the South Dublin County Council newsletter which will be distributed to all households during the summer months. Bus Stop advertisement spaces have been confirmed for the period from 20th September until 3rd October to promote the Draft Registration Campaign.
It is also proposed to run Voter Registration drives in IT Tallaght, secondary schools and shopping centres as part of the Draft Registration Campaign as well as supporting national campaigns led by the Department to promote and to alert citizens to check the register to reach as wide a target audience as possible, this is dependent on Covid19 restrictions at the time.
The Council's Communications Section will continue to promote Voter awareness, on the Council’s Website, on twitter, Instagram and all our media portals.