Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Committee on Disability Matters

Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Margaret Murphy O'MahonyMargaret Murphy O'Mahony (Fianna Fail)
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With regard to the training of staff at the polling centre, the staff know the people who are going to vote and they are invariably very kind and helpful. If someone does not want a postal vote and enjoys going to physically vote, beyond kindness, are staff trained for that? Another thing that might be a good idea is to have an overseer. Most booths in my locality are in a GAA hall. There might be seven or eight booths and there is someone in charge of each one. What if there was someone to oversee the whole thing with regard to giving people a hand to get up to vote? Has the commission ever considered expanding training to something like that?