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

Mr. Art O'Leary:

There was a particular difficulty in Limerick that was drawn to our attention on the day. I did a couple of interviews on Live 95 to assure people they did not need their polling card because you do not need your polling card to vote. It caused particular difficulties in the John F. Kennedy school in Limerick, where there were ten or 11 polling stations in the polling centre. When somebody turned up with a polling card, they did not know which table they were supposed to be at. They were told they were not on the register there, so they left. We encourage people to check the register to get their electoral number to bring that with them as well.