Chatroom voters have greater say on Dáil committees

VOTERS will soon be able to discuss proposed legislation with Dáil committees via online Government chatrooms as part of sweeping reforms to give the electorate betterinput into parliamentary business.

The proposed discussion forums will be piloted in early 2006 to allow interest groups to discuss the Broadcasting Bill with the all-party Oireachtas Communications Committee.

It is planned that people will be able to log online and read the draft text of the bill and then make suggestions or comments which will be read and noted by the committee.