Electoral commission bill
Malcolm Byrne asked whether an independent electoral commission would address fake election material and attacks on Colum Eastwood. The Housing Minister said the legislation would be brought to Cabinet the following week.
In the context of the commitment in the programme for Government to establish an independent electoral commission, does the Taoiseach envisage that such a commission would have a role in overseeing a situation where a political party distributed fake letters, such as those as we have seen in the Foyle constituency in the North's election?
Does he share my view that this attempt to smear the leader of the SDLP, Colum Eastwood, an excellent candidate who would turn up to represent the interests of this island, should be condemned by all free and fair-minded democrats?
