Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)

4:00 pm

Mr. Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne:

That goes back to the question of how we transfer the energy from this referendum to future issues. This was very direct and tangible. People do not connect in the same way with political parties. A basic step would be the provision of some explanation in schooling and education, and on websites, of the parties’ stances on particular issues and the political meaning of left, right and centre. Many vote the way their parents vote or for the nicest looking poster. I would not be an ignoramus but only this year did I get a real comprehension of the stances, for example, what left and centre left mean. An impartial resource could be provided listing political beliefs and the parties that match them.

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