Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have some questions. The part that is relevant to us as the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement is voting rights in the North, but are the witnesses also advocating for voting rights for people in, say, America and other countries where Irish citizens reside? Is it just for presidential elections or something that should be extended to a general election also?

I am not sure if Deputy Breathnach's question on postal votes and proxy votes here was answered. It can be very difficult for people here to get out to vote, particularly if they are elderly. The rules are so strict, the reality is that many of those people lose their votes and hence they are disenfranchised. Have the witnesses done any work on that or what is their opinion?