Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

During the run-up to an election, the three-week period to register to vote creates a farcical situation. In many cases, people must go to their Garda station but when they do, the green man is on the door and the station is shut. They cannot register and must go away. Most of those who have not registered are busy people. I heard of one case in which several people had to travel from Naas to Maynooth. When they arrived at the Garda station there, the green man was on the door. Of course, the green man——