Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senators Heffernan and Mullins spoke about the review of the electoral register. It is not fit for purpose at present and there is a need for local authorities to get their act together and to take a unified approach to the problem because as Senator Heffernan mentioned, there are people on the register who died a number of years ago and people who were removed from the register when they moved from one house to another. Difficulties have existed with the register for some years and the matter must be addressed.

Senator Thomas Byrne called for the suspension of water charges. That surprises me. Fianna Fáil seems to be panicked into a new position of abandoning water charges.