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The Minister of the Environment stated that Ireland’s decision on electronic voting will not be affected by Dutch television reports.

Earlier this week, a group of computer experts in the Netherlands demonstrated how easy it is to commit election fraud by hacking into electronic voting machines. The organization stated that these machines were flawed and showed that they were able to hack into these machines within a few minutes. This sparked a huge debate in the Netherlands, which used electronic voting machines to enter public opinion polls in just six weeks.

Ireland has spent 50 million euros to buy electronic voting machines from the Netherlands and store them.

Environment Minister Dick Roche stated that his views on electronic voting machines have not changed due to Dutch television reports. He said that before using the machine, it has been suggested to change it. Ireland’s voting machines will be retained for the foreseeable future and will only be launched when the public has confidence in the technology. According to the Dutch report, he has no plans to scrap these machines.

Fine Gael TD Fergus O'Dowd said that if the country wants to have confidence in the machine, it needs to answer questions.

Irish electronic voting machines are still stored across the country.

At the same time, the Irish will turn their sights on the Dutch when they vote next month.

RTÉ news report aired on October 6, 2006. The reporter is Barry Cummins.

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