Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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1609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce postal votes for students that are studying abroad and students who study away from their primary residence to facilitate participation in future elections. [35800/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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In order to be able to vote at elections and referendums, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides.

Measures to facilitate the greater participation of students in elections have been provided for in electoral law. Section 63 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides that full-time students attending an educational institution in the State who are unlikely to be able to go in person on polling day to vote can apply for a postal vote. While electoral law is subject to ongoing review, I have no immediate proposals to extend this facility to students studying abroad.