Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We must examine it in a practical effective way, which would allow people outside this jurisdiction the opportunity and right to vote in a presidential election. When I say it is receiving detailed consideration I mean that it is being examined from a number of points of view to see what is possible. I would like to be in a position to be able to deal with this, because it has been a commitment for a long time. The Deputy is well aware that it is not as simple as saying that everybody who is a citizen, who is entitled to be a citizen or who could claim citizenship will be entitled to vote in a presidential election. Detailed consideration therefore means proper and minute examination, and I will report to the House in due course.

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