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- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: In the North.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: Down here, it applies only to the likes of people in the Defence Forces. They can vote but nobody else can.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: That is fine. I would be really interested in what the ladies are saying and maybe starting with the people on holidays and then with presidential elections. That is good-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: That is very true.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: That is all I have to ask. It is really progressive that we are having this debate. Well done. I really appreciate it.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: Having listened to the petitioners and read the submitted material, I note they have no agenda other than to give people in the Irish diaspora-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: -----the right to a voice.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: There will be a new Dáil soon, so the petitioners should get cracking and get them to bring a Bill forward.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: It is still coming.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: The question is whether we will be able to have another meeting.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: In time, it will be appropriate for this committee, or a new one, to write to the Taoiseach, whoever will be Minister for Foreign Affairs and whoever will have responsibility for local government, because the latter, as the Chair knows-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: It is up to the petitioners whether to take this advice, but I would wait until people are re-elected or newly elected. When those Members are bedded in, the witnesses can get on to them about this and say it has already been raised with a committee.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: One will need the TDs to submit a motion afterwards. However, it should by all means be mentioned to any candidate.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: If we are lucky enough to come back here, we will be fighting the case for the petitioners at this committee.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: To be really honest with everybody, there will be citizens who are vehemently opposed to this.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: There are citizens who agree. I think what the witnesses are doing is very legitimate and we are looking for a way to develop this. Certainly, from what the witnesses are saying to the Chair, they do not want the system abused in any way. I can see from them.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: There are people who will have this opinion that they should not have any say. I want to warn the witnesses about that. It will happen-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: -----but I do think a lot of people would be in favour of this. As I said earlier, start off with the holiday issue, and maybe look then at the possibility in a few years of a presidential election on which they can vote - I do not know - but it is well worth following up.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: This is actually now, as we speak, a public forum. It is not a private forum; it is being watched by a number of people.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Voting for Irish-born Citizens Abroad: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)
Eugene Murphy: The witnesses have made the case very well.