Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

It is clear the Minister cannot make haste slowly in respect of a voter verifiable audit trail. That cannot be done. Page 363 of the commission's report makes it clear that these machines cannot be used for this purpose. Based on what he has said, does the Minister not believe he must abandon these machines because they cannot produce the results people want to prove they voted in a particular way? He must scrap these machines, buys new ones or go back to the old electoral system. Will the Minister provide clarity?

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