Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Nowhere in legislation is such an appointment precluded.

We are talking here about electoral reform and allowing young people to fully engage, which I fully support. I would like to see young people being able to vote. They can already vote in universities and I would like to see a major expansion of that franchise. It is another area where we should have young people engaging, being able to vote and being able to stand. We need to consider the matter at some other point.

I point out that 16 and 17 year olds hold many responsibilities in our society.