Hit non-voters where it hurts to get government

I suggest that the two major parties abandon fruitless talking and take a rest until Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday morning both parties, forgetting their differences, do their honourable duty, unite — elect a Taoiseach without further delay — form a two-party majority government and then immediately set themselves the task of enacting the necessary legislation to place a tax of at least €50 on those persons who fail to bother themselves with voting in either General or Local Elections — without a good reason. This tax, which can be legitimately avoided, can be deducted at source from income and Social Welfare payments.