Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Eighteen year olds are always highlighted in the advertising campaign and that should be the case this time also. All political parties do their utmost to ensure that 18 year olds are on the register. Everybody who is legally entitled should be on the register. Deputy Ó Caoláin is missing the point. In the last election in 2002, well over 3 million people were on the register whereas the census done in April 2002 showed that fewer than 2.7 million people were entitled to vote. The register is way overstated. That was not the only election affected.

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