Publicity plan for voter register

THE Government plans a major publicity campaign to get all eligible voters registered in time for the 2009 local and European elections.

The Register of Electors was heavily criticised by opposition parties before the General Election for being widely inaccurate and open to fraud.

The Department of Environment is to spend €137,000 on a public awareness campaign to urge people to put their names on the 2008/2009 Register of Electors.