John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, I took note of that. The registration authorities are the local authorities. One of the officials here reminded me about his elderly relative who does not have a passport. Once a person can establish that he or she has an entitlement to vote, he or she will be entitled to vote in the elections to the European Parliament. That is not dependent on having a passport. We use passports now because they are acceptable documents to prove certain entitlements.

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