Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Department for that response. I raised the issue of online voting with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government yesterday, stressing that point. We have seen it in smaller nations which have increased their franchise, even in domestic parliamentary elections. There is a big distinction between electronic voting and online voting. Online voting allows one to capture that. I think it would allow our citizens abroad to participate in the democratic process.