Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is crucial that we remove any barriers that may hinder young people's access to politics and to the electoral process. In the words of my young Green Party colleagues, it would be deeply misjudged and even regressive to hold the upcoming local and European elections on a Thursday or a Friday, particularly a Thursday or Friday that would clash with the leaving certificate. Will the Government commit to supporting young people and their access to the electoral process and holding the upcoming local and European elections on a Saturday, to enable everyone to engage?

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