Fiach MacConghail (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I accept that the Minister has made a significant shift by relating the period to the date of polling, especially for local elections. However, for things like snap elections, the Minister has not addressed the issue of technological advances, as things can go more quickly now, as returning officers tell us. In a snap by-election, given the ICT available to the Government, we should be enabling electors to participate who may not currently be able to do so because they are abroad or whatever. I look forward to a future debate on the electoral commission.