Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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I am glad to hear it. Turning to another point, it is known roughly and approximately when the local elections are going to take place. We know roughly, for example, when the local elections for 2029 are going to take place. It is the same with European elections and presidential elections. There is a bit of a run-in with by-elections because we know that timing too. When general elections are called, though, that is obviously very challenging because it can be a short time to try to put everything in place when there would normally be six months or longer to do so for a by-election or the local elections, for example. Is that challenging as a returning officer? It is not a leading question. How much preparation is there?