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Voter register format

Summary

Senator McDowell complained that the voter registers in Dublin are now arranged alphabetically and are unusable, while the Leader checked how the Cork registers are organised. The Cathaoirleach noted the matter could be debated later.

Are the registers in Cork the same as the new registers in Dublin, that is, alphabetical rather than by numbers on streets? They are impossible to use.

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In Cork, they are-----

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-----done estate by estate.

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No. I mean in the estates.

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By house number.

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In Dublin, they are done alphabetically.

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Okay. I must check.

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It is crazy. They cannot be used any more.

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I must be honest. I was working off the old register for the local elections.

I must check the new one.

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I cannot use them any more. They are useless.

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Denis O'Donovan An Cathaoirleach Fianna Fáil

The Leader has said he is interested in having a debate on the matter so those comments can be made at that stage.

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