Katherine Zappone (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am somewhat heartened by it. I agree with him that it is good to identify these issues now. The draft registers are on display in local authority offices and people are encouraged to inspect them. The different measures identified by the Minister of State are helpful to know. I was with members of the Union of Students in Ireland last evening to promote the issue in Galway. I know that they will be happy to hear that the Minister of State is engaged in this process. We should encourage members of the local authorities to hold events, for example, or to reach out beyond the advertisements and other initiatives. I hope they will do so. We are all keen to have the citizens engaged in the referendum, whichever way they vote, but they cannot do so if they are not registered. I thank the Minister of State for outlining the measures in his response to the matter I have raised.