Register of Electors

Local Electoral Area	No of Electors
Kilkenny City	13,842
Piltown	13,040
Ballyragget	11,354
Thomastown	11,109
Callan	7,799
Kilkenny	4,210
TOTAL	61,354

 

2002/2003 Register of Electors - Highlights

Dail Constituency	Presidential Electors	Dail Electors
Carlow-Kilkenny	60,828	61,080

 

European Parliment

Constituency	European Electors
Leinster	61,178

 

Conditions for Registration

Age: A person must be at least 18 years of age on the day the register comes into force (15th February). A person may be included on a Supplement to the Register on reaching 18 and after the 15th February. Every resident aged 18 and upwards is entitled to be on the register or the Supplement.

Citizenship: A person's citizenship determines the election a person may vote at. The right to vote is as follows:

Irish Citizen:	May vote at every election and referendum
British Citizen:	May vote at Dail, European and Local Elections
Other EU Citizens:	May vote at European and Local Elections
Non-EU Citizens:	May vote at local elections only
Residence	A person must be ordinarily resident at the address in question and may register at one address only

 

SUPPLEMENT TO THE REGISTER OF ELECTORS

If a person is not included in the Register of Electors currently in force but considers that he/she qualifies for registration, the person may apply for entry in a supplement to the register. In order to qualify, a person must meet the citizenship, residence and age requirements which apply to the register concerned. Applications for entry in the supplement must be received by Kilkenny County Council at least 14 working days before an election or referendum. Persons entered in the supplement are entitled to vote at elections/referenda held during the currency of the register.

 

POSTAL VOTERS

The following categories can vote by post:

1. Whole-time members of the Defence Forces.
2. Irish Diplomats posted abroad and their spouses.
3. Members of the Garda Siochana.
4. Disabled persons living at home who cannot vote at a polling station due to physical illness or physical disability,
5. Persons who due to circumstances of their occupation, service or employment. This includes students participating in a full time course in this state.

 

SPECIAL VOTERS

Electors who are ordinarily resident in a hospital, home or other institution for persons with a physical illness or physical disability are eligible for entry on a special voters list. This is where a special presiding officer is accompanied by a Garda, whose role is to guard the ballot papers (in the same way as in a polling station) and to act as an independent witness to ensure that the voting procedure is carried out properly.

 

INSPECTING THE REGISTER

Any person may inspect the Draft Register/Final Register during working hours at the offices of Kilkenny County Council, Kilkenny Borough Council, Public Libraries, Post Offices and Garda Stations.

 

Number of Council Meetings + Payments to Councillors

Number of Council Meetings, Committee Meetings Held from 1st January 2003 to 31st December 2003.

No. of Ordinary Monthly Meetings	11	Woodstock	2
Special Meetings of the Council	4	Integrated Area Plan	6
Estimates	3	Goul Joint Drainage	2
Planning	7	Kilbride Joint Drainage	2
Thomastown Electoral Area	6	County Development Board	6
Kilkenny Electoral Area	6	County Enterprise Board	8
Callan Electoral Area	4	Corporate Policy Group	11
Piltown Electoral Area	6	Waterford City Boundary	1
Ballyragget Electoral Area	4	Kilkenny Boundary Extension	2
Rural Water Monitoring	6	Water Safety	6
Traveller Accommodation	4	Joint Traffic Committee	3
SPC 1 - Economic Planning and Development Policy	6	Joint Borough Boundary Committee	2
SPC 2 - Transportation Policy	4	Barrow Nore Suir	9
SPC 3 - Environmental Policy including Sanitary Services,Fire Services, Emergency Planning	6	Kilkenny Community Action Network (KCAN)	11
SPC 4 - Housing Policy, Social	4
SPC 5 - Communtiy & Enterprise including Arts, Culture, Heritage, Tourism, Education	5

 

Payments:

Council Meetings / Committee Meetings :

€ 110,211.24

 

 

Workplace Partnership in Kilkenny County and City Councils

Partnership in the Kilkenny Local Authorities has achieved considerable success during 2002. The Partnership Committee and the Working Groups formed have been addressing a wide range of issues and problems affecting employees within the local authorities. Following a number of submissions to the National Partnership Group (LANPAG), funding of over €100,000 was received for projects promoting education and staff welfare.

Amongst the projects for which funding was received was:

• Purchase of Mobile Welfare Units for outdoor crew.
• Long Service Awards for staff with over 20 and 40 years service.
• Return to Learning Course.
• Staff Induction Courses.
• Preparation for Retirement course.
• Introduction to Computers for Outdoor Staff who purchased computers under staff purchase scheme.
• Funding towards Staff Identity Cards.
• Funding towards information magazine to be enclosed quarterly in the Kilkenny People.
• Sanitary Services Project.
• Funding towards provision of canteen facilities for outdoor workers in the Gowran Area.
• Funding towards review of the Employee Assistance Programme.

The aim of the partnership committee is to make the partnership process within Kilkenny Local Authorities central to improving service delivery for our customers.