Mr. Bernard Joyce:

It is an interesting question. For people living in a particular halting site where no political canvassers come in electioneering, because they do not see any value in those people voting, who would they vote for if that kind of system was brought in? We need to go back a number of steps, build confidence, canvass and show what issues those people stand for when it comes to inequality, participation, engagement and legislation. There is still a significant gap for those who feel very disenfranchised from the establishment. Mechanisms, supports and structures must be put in place but it is also up to elected representatives to canvass and show that their party stands for the communities that are very far removed from society. Travellers are still very far removed from that, as are other minority groups. Steps need to be put in place, as well as supports and structures, to bring people along. That kind of electoral reform is the responsibility of the establishment.