Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No problem. I agree with the waiver of the €25, but there could be a publicity campaign about postal votes in general. I think people are mixed up. We have people telling us they are on holiday or going to Spain for a week and asking for a postal vote. People are unaware of the circumstances where they can get a postal vote. There could be a media campaign now for the presidential election and hopefully by the time it comes the €25 would be waived. Are there any plans for a media campaign? Waiving the €25 would be huge, but is there any other way? Someone could call to somebody to explain how the postal vote works. I know that is a minuscule area to go into. I do not think it is just the €25 stopping people applying for it. It is obviously a contributing factor but there must be more to it. Maybe people lack confidence and are afraid to seem foolish in front of their doctor. Is there any way to entice people to use the postal vote?