Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)

He could lead by example and demonstrate that recycling is a good way to deal with electronic equipment which has passed its "best by" date. This morning's events in mainland Europe indicate that the time has expired for a system which cost tens of millions of euro. The Minister should take action on the issue to save on storage costs and he should think in a more considered way about e-voting rather than follow the line taken by his predecessor in terms of rushing to buy the wrong equipment.

I welcome this Bill and my party will support it. However, substantial commitments will be required on Committee Stage if the fundamental rights of prisoners are to be honoured in law and in the forthcoming election.

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