Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The deadline should be extended so that initiatives can be taken to at least correct some of the damage. A massive advertising and public awareness campaign is needed and the leaders of political parties need to make a joint appeal to the public in respect of the state of the register. Additional resources should be provided to local authorities to validate the job that requires to be done. A helpline, with in-built verification, is needed for those who cannot go on-line to correct inaccuracies. Anyone whose name has been deleted from the register ought to be notified in writing that he or she has been removed and to tell him or her what he or she can do about it. The procedures for getting on the supplementary register ought to be made more amenable——

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