Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I ask that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government come to the House for a debate on voting registration. The obligation to go to a Garda station to register is a deterrent among certain people. In Carlow, only one fifth of the forms given out have been returned. In some rural areas it is next to impossible to find a garda in a Garda station. There will be a presidential election in November and I hope that changes will be made to encourage as many people as possible to vote. People who will be away on holidays should have the option of a postal vote.