Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 56:

In page 53, to delete lines 1 to 4.

This is a welcome section of the Bill and relates to voter registration for people who are homeless. I am concerned, however, that the criteria in it are too tight because they require an elector registered in a registration area in accordance with the subsection to renew his or her registration annually. I am concerned that this puts an onerous requirement on people who are homeless, who may face a multitude of challenges, and that it could effectively discriminate against them in respect of registration requirements compared with other electors who do not need to renew their registration annually. I hope this can be looked at. The overall section is very welcome, but I have concerns that this could be discriminatory.