Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach gave a very enthusiastic response to my question when he stated he fully supported the right of the diaspora to votes in presidential elections. He had three years to do something about it, but this was not my question. My question was about citizens living outside the State, including citizens living in the other part of this island in the North. Given that the Constitutional Convention voted in favour of changing the Constitution to give citizens resident outside the State the right to vote in presidential elections, it would be useful to hear the Taoiseach's endorsement of this. The Taoiseach does not need the Minister of State, Deputy Joe McHugh, to sort this out. When does the Taoiseach hope to legislate for this?

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