Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need to be proactive in this space as we have made a mistake. The Minister of State must provide a helpline, extend a deadline or whatever so that people have enough time to find out where they stand. More importantly, such measures would allow local government staff to determine who lives on what road and where live. There are nine houses on one particular road in Moneygourney but seven have been deemed to be within the city boundary and the remaining two have been deemed to be within the county boundary. The residents have contacted me because they cannot understand why their townland was divided in two. A plan must be put in place so people's franchise can be protected. A person's vote is sacred. We need to know where these people can vote and allow enough time for the electoral register to be put together.