Mr. Vincent Norton:

At present, it is a question of a household return in respect of voting on the register. Very often, one finds the head of the household will make the return even though people are away. What we look for is individual responsibility for registering to vote, using the PPS number. What we do in Dublin city is obtain dates of birth. Very often we can do searches to ensure there is no duplication. However, the ideal response is to use a PPS number and individual registration.