Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Politicians in particular are fans of business being done electronically as we can see the benefits for the economy and so on. Nevertheless, we have a memory of one electronic project that did not take off in our country, which was electronic voting. Central to widespread public concern about that and its eventual abandonment, notwithstanding the colossal investment of money and public resources that were subsequently lost, was the question of the trustworthiness of the system. Good people have a means of tracing what had gone on and ascertaining if there was a danger that the process could be corrupted or hacked, with our democracy damaged as a result. Do issues arise in Dr. Brennan's experience of researching this and delivering services in the area? Are there concerns about online infringement, hacking, cyber attacks and so on? How important is this when we peel back the issues and examine the way in which this works?