Disabled Voter Denied Polling Station Access
Mitchell asks what will be done about a disabled person denied access to a polling station despite advance arrangements. Burke shares his concern and says the working party will examine access for disabled voters.
I am sure that he is aware. With regard to Questions Nos. 18 and 19, will the Minister confirm that consideration will be given to the points raised? Question No. 27 relates to a particular individual and asks the Minister to state whether he is aware that the person was denied access and the steps he will take to correct the situation. Will the Minister say specifically what he intends to do about this since the person was denied access to the polling booth despite the fact that on the occasion of two elections the authorities were informed in advance that he would be coming to cast his vote? On both occasions he was denied that vote. I would ask the Minister to deal separately with this question because it does not relate to any commission or section of his Department but to an individual who has been denied his right to vote.
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I share the Deputy's concern about this case and about other cases where I know that people did not go to the polls because——