Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
That could be one of this committee's recommendations vis-à-visthe electoral commission. We could suggest that it examine voter turnout among those young people who are registered. Over the past couple of years, we have seen a lot of youth engagement with the political system. I am thinking of the climate strikes in particular, as well as the two referendums on marriage equality and the repeal of the eighth amendment. The come home to vote campaign was particularly interesting in that context. Would Mr. Doorley agree that there is currently greater youth engagement in politics than was previously the case?
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