Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024

Consultation with designated bodies in relation to first register of electors

13. (1) Where the chief registration officer receives a claim referred to in section 12 , he or she may, for the purposes of verifying the particulars provided by, or on behalf of, the claimant, the claimant’s identity or whether or not the claimant is entitled to be registered in the register of electors, consult and share information with—

(a) where the claimant has stated his or her personal public service number in the claim, the Minister for Social Protection,

(b) the relevant designated institution, and

(c) An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas.

(2) The chief registration officer may share identifying particulars with the Minister for Social Protection for the purposes of subsection (1).

(3) The chief registration officer may share qualifying particulars and identifying particulars with the relevant designated institution and with An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas for the purposes of subsection (1).