Ms Joan Carthy:

I suppose access to polling stations is obviously a hugely important piece. The returning officers would be the people who would have that information, which we have not gotten our hands on as of yet. I know we had meetings with the Department approximately two years ago. We had the suggestion that if needs be the Irish Wheelchair Association's premises could be used if that matched up with the electorate and where there was not an accessible space for them. It is about thinking outside the box and reaching out to those services that are already in communities that people are familiar with and used to and, most important, are accessible.