Denis Landy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Some people who have gone into a nursing home or a hospital might not be on the register at their home address. They deserve to be given an opportunity - even if it is the local politician who gives it to them - to be made aware that their right to vote will not be made available to them. As I said, there is a grain of truth in what we are asked.

I fully agree that the register of electors needs to be modernised. I appreciate that this legislation does not deal with that. I ask the Minister to comment on the possibility of creating a link between one's right to get a personal public service number at birth and one's right to vote when one reaches the age of 18. If we can provide for the updating of the electoral register to be administered through the PPS number system, we will ensure nobody is deprived of his or her right to vote.