Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)

To follow on from Deputy Broughan's point, computers in Leinster House appear to be recycled after five years, while they are recycled in the commercial world every three years. Is the Minister happy to stand over using computers that will be at least ten years' old by the time they are first used in a real life situation? Given that cars depreciate by one third from the moment they are purchased, I suspect the voting machines are worth just one tenth of what they cost. Does the Minister have any figures in this regard?

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