Seanad debates

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

10:30 am

Photo of Victor BoyhanVictor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----for 2019 as it appears that she is no longer resident at that address. This woman has lived in the same house for 48 years. In any event, I contacted the local authority and was informed that it has issued hundreds of similar letters. I checked with a number of other local authorities and was told the same. Hundreds of these letters have been issued and the names will be presented to the registrar on 13 or 14 of December to be struck off. When I asked if I could look at the list, I was told I could not. People's names are being deleted from the register of electors this week. I have since learned that a notice is supposed to be published in the press regarding this procedure but that this has not yet happened in some counties. We really need an electoral commission and I ask the Deputy Leader to prioritise that matter and to determine the current Government position on it. I urge all Members of this House to contact their own local authorities to find out how many names they are proposing to delete from the register of electors. That process will start next week and is supposed to be completed before the end of the month. This is a very serious wake-up call, particularly when it has been confirmed to me that hundreds of people in Dún Laoghaoire-Rathdown have received this correspondence. It is worrying.

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