The Irish government had made plans to introduce nationwide electronic voting for the local and European Parliament elections in 2004. The proposed change was under the supervision of the current Minister for the Environment & Local Government, Martin Cullen, however the scheme was committed to under the previous minister, Noel Dempsey. The proposed system lacked any VVAT, and after a campaign by Irish Citizens for Trustworthy EVoting (ICTE) and opposition parties in Dáil Éireann, the government set up the Commission on Electronic Voting (CEV), to examine the proposed system.
The Commission's report stated that it was unable to verify the accuracy and secrecy of the proposed system. Due to the report the government was forced to postpone the introduction of the electronic voting system.
The system cost in the region of €30 to 40 million. Since the system was not used, many members of the public feel that it was a waste of money.
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