Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

It was purely about political point-scoring and it was damaging to the credibility of politics. This is clearly demonstrated by the public statements of the Opposition parties that they are in favour of electronic voting. Indeed, some have gone further and said they are in favour of Internet voting. That element of the motion before the House tonight, referring to the electoral process, is in a similar vein, it is a cynical political exercise which, if unanswered, would have the opposite effect to that which it purports to serve. The public are strongly in favour of the electronic voting process.

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