Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy asked me several questions, but the first concerned whether we were going to introduce legislation. The answer is "Yes". The reason does not concern our changing our minds or position, or any advice that we may have received. The right to vote is one of the fundamental rights of our democracy, and because people raised several related issues, I said last week that we would listen both inside and outside the House. Many articles and people have said that we should——

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