Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)
2:15 pm
Ms Mairead Ahern:
Some of the most disappointed voters who appear at polling stations on the day are new Irish citizens. Some people may not be aware of what I mean, but there is an L mark beside their name on the list. This means they can only vote in the local elections. Some of these people have recently gone through the Irish citizenship ceremony. I wonder whether it would be possible for those people to be notified and for that database to be available to the local authorities to verify the change of status.