€45m better spent on care of young and old

NEXT year’s local elections herald the proposed introduction of the electronic voting system nationwide.

The cost of introducing this new voting mechanism and the accompanying awareness campaign will be at least €45 million.

In times of great need, which many sectors of our society are experiencing at present, is this a necessary expenditure? As a candidate in next year’s local elections I would be prepared to forego this unnecessary expenditure in favour of the €45 million being reallocated to a more needy cause.