Results 401-420 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: Would he like me to quote back to him what his party said at the time?

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: Deputy Hayes said that the current system was imperfect, Deputy Clune said that she welcomed the introduction of the new system——

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: Deputy Dukes said the electronic counting of votes would greatly facilitate——

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: The question has been more than answered. This system——

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: In what? What is the Deputy's point now?

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy is full of it.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: The Dáil and the Oireachtas decided on this, not I.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: It was also fully supported by the Fine Gael Party.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy knows well that these machines have been tested internationally in Germany——

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: ——the Netherlands and other places by independent institutes of international renown——

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy knows this. I am puzzled by Fine Gael's approach to this matter. Perhaps the Deputy will be interested to note that, in the previous local elections, 21,000 votes were declared spoiled. At the same time more than 40 seats——

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: ——were decided by fewer than 50 votes. My point is that more than 90% of spoiled votes are inadvertently spoiled. We will be able to eliminate this from the new system, thereby giving a far more accurate result and providing what people want.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: About what?

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: I assure the Deputy again that there is a full, verifiable audit trail.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: Does the Deputy want the information?

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: Is he interested in listening to the sound of his own voice or does he want information? There is a full audit trail. In the event of any of these results being challenged in the High Court, a full ballot paper, vote by vote, can be produced. We are covered by all angles and possibilities. This is one of the best systems available. I can only go on the best national and international advice...

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: Under the old system, a person put a paper vote in a box and did not get a receipt. A voter will not get a receipt this time either. That has never been part of our electoral system.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: There is an audit trail. The Deputy knows the system has a paper audit trail. People can see on the machine that their vote is cast. The Deputy is well aware there are internal systems in the machine. The machine even has the capacity, if it is not working properly, to rectify itself.

Electronic Voting. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: There will not be a printout. We will not put people walking out of a polling station under duress to produce to the Deputy, Sinn Féin or anybody else evidence of how they voted. Is the Deputy serious?

EURATOM Treaty. (3 Feb 2004)

Martin Cullen: Ireland is a party to the EU treaty and, in accordance with this, pays its contribution to the EU budget. EURATOM is financed directly from the general EU budget, but there is no separate contribution from Ireland towards the budget of EURATOM. This Government's policy is to steer EURATOM's activities towards nuclear safety and radiological protection. EURATOM has been active in both of these...