Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

We could certainly go for that. The reality, however, is that whatever the figure, it will be less than at the last general election and historically low by Fianna Fáil standards. That will be part of a trend that is now irreversible and in succeeding elections that proportion will decrease even further. Younger people in successive generations are making their minds up in growing numbers about the future.

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