Electronic voting in the Republic of Ireland the Government of Ireland established the Independent Commission on Electronic Voting and Counting at Elections to examine the proposed system. It was dissolved in 2006. The Commission issued a series of reports reviewing the proposed system and comparing it to the existing electoral system: "The Commission can recommend the voting and counting equipment as follows: The prime issue was the lack of verifiability by the absence of an audit mechanism or verified paper trail. The former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern had defended the flawed system in the Dáil, bemoaning the use of ""stupid old pencils"". The voting machines bought by the
Ministers of State of the 32nd Dáil Department of Defence. Finian McGrath, TD was appointed on the same date to the position of Minister of State for Disability. On 19 May 2016, 15 other ministerial appointments were announced. On 20 June 2017 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced his appointees to the Junior Minister roles. Ministers of State of the 32nd Dáil This is a list of Ministers of State of the 32nd Dáil. On 6 May 2016, the 30th Government of Ireland was nominated by Dáil Éireann on the advice of the Taoiseach, and then appointed by the President. The Fine Gael–Independent coalition was led by the Taoiseach,