Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2025
552. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process by which his Department determines the polling day for elections; if maximising turnout rates are considered in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51303/25]
View answerArrangements for the holding of elections and referendums, including the setting of the polling day, are set out in legislation. Electoral law allows for the taking of the poll at elections and referendums on any day of the week and this flexibility allows all relevant factors to be taken into account at any given time in setting the polling day.
Under Section 67 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022, An Coimisiún Toghcháin is tasked with promoting public awareness of, and participation in, the State’s electoral and democratic processes and encourage the public to vote at electoral events. This function supports measures to increase turnout at electoral events.
