Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The commission's overall validation of the €46 million investment in the electronic voting machines and the associated software is very pleasing and I hope Deputy Kenny will acknowledge that is the view of Mr. Justice Matthew Smith's report. That is clear to be seen.

The commission concludes that the main hardware components of the system, including the voting machines, are of good quality and design. They are robust against failure.

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