Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To follow up on Senator Ó Clochartaigh's point, not all complaints would be about the ballot paper. The question of assisted voting has been dealt with and it was indicated that a companion person is available. Many people have raised with me an issue I am sure they have raised with others which involves people who are working away from home, including outside the country as part of the diplomatic service, and so on. Is there a very strict approach to the issue of people who are going away? Holidays are the obvious issue. May is a holiday month and people often question the holding of a referendum in May. Are the conditions set down very clearly? Is it always work related? Is it the case that people going on holidays cannot vote?