asked the Minister for the Environment if any study has been made by his Department, or by any international agency in which Ireland is a participant, of the use of electronic methods for the counting of votes as in the United States of America, and if so, the details.
Written Answers. - Vote Counting Methods.
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My Department keep in touch generally with developments in this regard but have not carried out or participated in a specific study. An important consideration is the fact that our electoral system is quite different from that of the United States.