Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I concur with Senator Ruane on this and on a central register for the universities and the Electoral Commission. I do not want to stray into the Supreme Court considerations, but I was there with my colleague, Senator McDowell, and was conscious that one of the judges is central to the Electoral Commission. The comments were interesting. One could ask, what are we really doing about all this, and is this all a bit premature, given that a substantial further announcement by the courts is expected by 31 July? We do not have to wait very long. Having listened intently to the engagement of all seven Supreme Court judges, who are all actively engaged and spoke on it, I learnt a lot about this whole process, but that is for another day. In only the next two to three weeks we will hear something very substantial about Seanad reform and the electoral process. I want to say in support of Senator Ruane that I think this makes sense and there is a huge role for the Electoral Commission in the administration of the university electoral registers.