Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion
Mr. Art O'Leary:
We have been running the "check the register" campaign since the autumn. In the past five months, 200,000 people have either gone on the register for the first time or amended their details by changing their address, including their PPS number or Eircode, etc. About half of these 200,000 people are new. There are people who were 15, 16 or 17 at the time of the last general election in 2020 who will be voting for the first time or, hopefully, many times this year. It is very heartwarming to hear that because we focused on this area. It does appear to be working. We have work to do. We are not complacent in that regard but-----