John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I made a submission a few weeks ago on voting by the diaspora. I have two questions, in particular. Dr. Adrian Kavanagh referred to a figure of 1% and the consequences of this rate for elections in Ireland. Much of this is hypothetical, based on the potential of so many people to vote. Has there been an assessment of potential voting patterns among the Irish, particularly in Britain? Perhaps this question is relevant to both delegates. I am aware that the turnout is very small in the case of other countries. If voting rights were given in some form, what would the potential take-up be?