Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Committee on Public Petitions
Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion
1:30 pm
Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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That is a valid point. One would imagine, Chair, this would be a commonsense approach. If people still have their Irish passport with a reference number on it, that is a true identity document. Surely these people still have their PPS number as well. They should be able to vote online or go to the nearest embassy in whatever country they are in.