Seanad debates
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Second Stage
10:30 am
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Labour) | Oireachtas source
It is a well-intentioned and important Bill, which would allow 16 and 17 year olds to ask their Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil candidate at local elections what they actually believe in and other pertinent questions.
I remember having a Dáil debate in my school which was attended by all the candidates, and it was fantastic. All the young people in my school asked questions. The most interesting one came from a little girl, who asked the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates what was the difference between them.
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