I propose to take Questions Nos. 782 and 800 together.
Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of a limited number of categories of electors who may be living outside the State - whole-time members of the Defence Forces, members of An Garda Síochána and Irish diplomats serving abroad and their spouses/civil partners. In addition, there is a wide range of electors living in the State who, for one reason or another, qualify for the postal vote. These include full-time students registered at their home who are living elsewhere while attending an educational institution in the State.
While electoral law is subject to ongoing review I have no proposals at present to extend existing arrangements for postal voting to students attending an educational institution outside the State.