Seanad debates

Tuesday, 11 May 2004

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).

 

4:00 pm

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Fine Gael)

If the commission makes a positive determination on e-voting and a report is submitted to the Ceann Comhairle, the legislation does not provide for a positive resolution by the Houses of the Oireachtas to accept it. If the legislation provided that such a resolution should be passed by the Houses, it would help to resolve this issue. People do not want a scenario where the Government will decide to introduce e-voting following the submission of a report to the Ceann Comhairle without recourse to both Houses. If the Minister of State said the system would be predicated on a positive resolution by both Houses, we could live with that, but that is not provided for in the legislation. Has the Minister of State given consideration to that point?

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