Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Design of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

4:15 pm

Mr. Ger Deering:

Apart from whether the ballot paper needs to be changed, and that requires legislation and serious thought, there are other issues in terms of information. As Senator O'Keeffe mentioned, sometimes the first time people see a ballot paper is when they are voting. Perhaps more can be done in the area of the advance information, whereby people would see ballot papers.