COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, November 13, 2023
QUESTION NO. 24
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the CEO to confirm actions being taken to encourage people to register for the new 2024/2025 Voting Register and will he make a statement?
REPLY:
South Dublin County Council continuously promotes awareness of the Register of Electors through the Council’s website and social media channels, we also carry out our annual September Bus Shelter campaign, and advertise in local newspapers and in our South Dublin County Today booklet, which is delivered to all households.
The Corporate team had a registration drive booth at the Community Services Fun Day, 22/7/2023 and the Student Event, 5/10/2023, in the Square Shopping Centre and also in TU Dublin, 28/09/2023 at Freshers Week, we are also liaising with Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in this regard, are in the process of contacting all Secondary Schools in the South Dublin administrative area and also liaise with the Council’s Community Department.
South Dublin County Council also joined with the other Dublin Local Authorities to carry out a very successful Dublin wide media campaign on Voter.ie which launched on 25th September 2023, rolled out across radio, outdoor, print and digital channels.
We are also supporting the 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.