James Bannon (Fine Gael)

On 10 December 2003, Ms Margaret McGaley and others, addressing the Joint Committee on the Environment and Local Government, said all that was required was that minimum safety precautions be put in place. The witnesses pointed out to the joint committee that the proposed system posed genuine threats to our democracy. Ms McGaley said the proposed system was not worthy of the electorate's trust. At that time Opposition Members asked that the issue of electronic voting be suspended until such time as the system was fool-proofed. This did not happen and the taxpayers have paid to the tune of more than €60 million.

When was the contract with Nedap-Powervote signed and did it require payment, whether acceptance testing was passed or not?