Fiona O'Malley (Dún Laoghaire, Progressive Democrats)

It is unfortunate that it must be considered but that might be a reflection of where politics stands at present.

Like previous speakers and in view of the report about the electronic voting machines, I will take this opportunity to discuss the machines and what we will do with them. There will be an election, although we do not know whether it will be sooner or later. We need to prepare for that election. We need to make the brave decision, once and for all, that the electronic voting machines will never be used and that we must stop wasting public money on them at the current rate. It is outrageous. We need a clear, firm decision from the Government——

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