Company stands behind voting report

The company behind the confidential Zerflow report into the electronic voting system used during the Nice referendum have said they are standing by their findings.

The report showed that the electronic voting system was not fool-proof and that it is possible to tamper with it.

The company also said it is important that the recommendations made are implemented before wide scale use of electronic voting.

Zerflow's Business Development Manager, Tony Geraghty, said: "Zerflow has never suggested that electronic voting should not be introduced in Ireland, in fact a lot of the new technologies we test for companies and other organisations can exhibit some teething problems.

"The importance of integrity in this system cannot be underestimated so as not to undermine voter confidence. It is important that the Department of the Environment implement the recommendations as outlined in the Zerflow report, in order to restore full credibility to the electronic voting process".

Fine Gael earlier demanded the Government disclose the details of a report.