Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is interesting. We do not have that system. I thank Mr. Garrigues. If the ambassadors will make a note of my questions, I will ask other members to ask theirs and they can be answered together.

Do I take it from the Danish ambassador's comments that he does not expect Denmark to make any proposed change? Will his Government make a submission to the Commission?

The committee visited the ICT Demo Center in Tallinn last year, with which the Estonian ambassador may be familiar. We saw the Estonian system in operation. It was quite remarkable to see the amount of information contained on the card, not just as regards voting, but also health, social welfare, revenue and banking. Seeing how advanced Estonia was in that respect was useful. Mr. Martinson stated that up to 25% of people were happy to use the card for voting. We had an experience with e-voting 12 years ago. Unfortunately, it was not successful. How much e-voting buy-in has there been in Estonia? Given Mr. Garrigues's comments, turnout could be low if people must attend their embassies. One way of ensuring that people abroad vote might be e-voting.

I thank Dr. Stavrinos for that clarification. It seems clear that the Commission inaccurately described the situation in Cyprus. No doubt the clarification will be accepted by the Commission.