An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2025-07-17
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Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (FF), Labour Panel

Under present requirements, a person with a disability who wants to access a postal vote has to pay €25 for the GP to sign off on the request. I call the Minister for Health to get this covered, either by paying separately or get it covered under the medical card. A person with a disability, even if he or she has a medical card, has to pay the €25. In a recent study, it is proven that this prevents some people from accessing a postal vote. We have an amazing system of one person, one vote, rich or poor. Whoever a person votes for is between them and their maker. However, this section of the community are the only people who have to pay to vote. In essence, having to pay that €25 is making them pay to vote. I ask for that €25 fee to be waived.

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Sitting date: 2025-07-17