Dáil
‹ Order of Business Electoral commission legislation
Summary
James Bannon calls for an electoral commission to address poor registers before the elections and asks whether it will be included in the electoral amendment Bill. The Taoiseach gives no publication date but praises the up-to-date Longford register.
The setting up of an electoral commission needs to be fast-tracked because of the dreadful state of the electoral register in most counties. The local and European elections are coming up next year and the electoral (amendment) Bill is on the clár, with publication expected in 2014. Will provision be made in the Bill for a commission?
