Dáil probe urged into Cullen ‘misuse of funds’

THE Dáil is to be asked to investigate opposition claims that Environment Minister Martin Cullen misused public funding on the controversial electronic voting system.

Some €52 million had already been spent on voting machines, training and publicity campaigns for electronic voting.

Reacting to the findings of the Electronic Voting Commission last night, Fine Gael environment spokesman Bernard Allen said over €50m had been squandered on an electronic voting system despite the reservation and concerns of experts and the opposition.