Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will undertake a review of the register of electors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13421/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Government recently agreed that work should now commence on modernisation of the voter registration process, in the context of facilitating the registration of voters that are resident outside the State in the event of an extension of the franchise at Presidential elections being approved by the people in a referendum. This provides an opportunity to undertake significant work on the voter registration process.

The modernisation of the voter registration process will deliver benefits by providing for the registration of all voters in an efficient and user-friendly manner, while also, vitally, protecting the integrity of the system.