Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a question in respect of the electoral register. On Friday last, people voted in local and European elections, a referendum and, in three counties, a plebiscite. The turnout was just under 50%. I have heard reports about inaccuracies in the electoral register. I will give an example. A 73 year old man from Mount Melleray in west Waterford turned up to vote, having never missed a vote in 55 years. When he got to the polling station with his wife, he discovered that he had, through no fault of his own, been removed from the register. I have also heard reports that people who died in the past year were still on the register. Are there any plans to try to update the electoral register to ensure that it is accurate? We hear many reports that it is not accurate. I imagine that we will be facing into an election cycle in the next 12 months-----

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