Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I join with Senator Brian Hayes in raising the issue of electronic voting. There are serious concerns about the security of this system and I hope the report to be launched later this morning will highlight the concerns expressed by many Opposition Senators and Deputies. I refer particularly to information received recently through freedom of information legislation to the effect that the machines in the Dublin West constituency during the general election recorded 716 votes more than were on the register. In Dublin North the machines recorded 1,300 votes fewer than were on the register.