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Returning Officer’s Privacy Statement

The Returning Officer for the Dublin County constituencies, Dublin Fingal, Dublin West, Dublin Mid-West, Dublin South West, Dun Laoghaire and Dublin Rathdown, is responsible under electoral law for the conduct of Dáil elections and for taking the poll and counting the votes at Presidential and European Parliament elections and referendums.
    
The Returning Officer is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This privacy statement explains how the Returning Officer, as the Data Controller, will process the personal data provided to him or her in respect of elections and referendums; how that information will be used, and what rights you may exercise in relation to your personal data.

The privacy statement may be viewed by clicking the following link:  Privacy Statement

Prospective candidates for Dáil Elections may use the forms available for download below to register their candidacy. Candidates should contact the office of the Returning Officer to make an appointment to register their nomination. All candidates will require a completed Nomination form and Agent Forms. Candidates running under the banner of a registered political party should get a certificate of political affiliation signed by the designated party officials. Non-party candidates must lodge a deposit of €500 with the returning officer or submit a completed Form of Statutory Declaration by Assentors. Assentors should use the same name on that form as the name that appears on the electoral register to ensure that the form can be processed correctly.

• Nomination Form (Bilingual)
• Statutory Declaration by Assentors (English)
• Statutory Declaration by Assentors (Irish)
• Candidate and Agent Details Form - SIPO
• Certificate of Political Affiliation

We are not currently accepting applications for election work.   We will reopen the applications form on this website in advance of the next election.