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RTÉ News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- RTÉ News
Study shows 94% agree elections held in accordance with law
A study by An Coimisiún Toghcháin has shown that 94% of participants agree that Irish elections are conducted in accordance with the law. 88% agree that elections are well managed and that election officials are fair, and 96% of voters agreed that they are confident that their ballot papers were secret once they put them in the ballot box. An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland's independent electoral commission and the National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS) Management Board have published the results of a study based on the results of the General Election 2024. The NEDS study is carried out after each electoral event to build up a long term data set on Ireland's democracy. The study of just under 1,500 randomly selected respondents also suggests that Irish voters are knowledgeable about aspects of the voting and democratic process. 90% of respondents understood that every one of their preferences has the potential to count. 76% knew that they did not need to express a preference for each candidate on the ballot paper. However, 51% mistakenly thought they needed their polling card to vote and 36% agreed that information about voting procedures is not widely available. Other findings are that 27% of first-time voters cited the influence of their friends, family, school or work as key to encouraging them to get on the electoral register. 24% were prompted by social media, newspaper, TV or radio ads, which were a focus for An Coimisiún Toghcháin during the election campaign. The highest reasons given by registered people for not voting on 29 November, were being away on the day (30%), work commitments (27%) and 12% pointed to disinterest in politics. 73% of respondents agreed with Ireland having a system of automatic voter registration and 98% of those surveyed found the voting experience to be very easy or quite easy. A key priority for An Coimisiún Toghcháin is to understand the reasons why people do not vote so the sample includes 324 non-voters. Welcoming this data, Art O'Leary, Chief Executive of An Coimisiún Toghcháin said: "The data published today again highlights the value of An Coimisiún Toghcháin's National Election and Democracy Study to learn more about the experience and perspectives of current and potential voters as well as contributing to academic scholarship about democracy and elections. "We simply have to understand more about who non-voters are and why they are staying away from the polls, and so this data will feed into other research projects we are advancing through our broader research programme and our public campaigns and engagement."
Irish Examiner
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Research indicates high levels of confidence in Irish electoral system
High levels of confidence in Ireland's electoral system have been indicated in new research. Some 94% of respondents agreed that elections are conducted in accordance with the law, and 88% said that elections are well managed and that election officials are fair while 96% of voters claimed that they are confident that their ballot papers were secret once they put then in the ballot box. The General Election 2024, National Election And Democracy Study was conducted by An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland's independent electoral commission, and the National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS) Management Board. The study also suggested that Irish voters are knowledgeable about aspects of the voting and democratic process, but there is also further work to be done. It found that 90% of respondents understood that every one of their preferences has the potential to count, 76% knew that they did not need to express a preference for each candidate on the ballot paper, 36% agreed that information about voting procedures is not widely available and 51% mistakenly thought they needed their polling card to vote. Other findings of this face-to-face study of just under 1,500 randomly selected respondents are that for first time voters, the influence of their friends, family, school or work was key to encouraging them to get on the electoral register with 27% citing this as important. Meanwhile, 24% were prompted by social media, newspaper, TV or radio ads which were a focus for An Coimisiún Toghcháin during the election campaign. The highest reasons given by registered people for not voting on November 29 were being away on the day (30%), work commitments (27%), with 12% pointing to disinterest in politics, indecision at 11% and 6% who said their vote did not matter. Thirty-seven percent of those who did not vote were not on the register. This data is to be used to benchmark An Coimisiuú's performance and guide its future initiatives. A key priority for An Coimisiún is to understand the reasons why people do not vote so the sample includes 324 non-voters. Welcoming the data, Art O'Leary, chief executive of An Coimisiún Toghcháin said it highlights the value of An Coimisiún Toghcháin's National Election and Democracy Study to learn more about the experience and perspectives of current and potential voters as well as contributing to academic scholarship about democracy and elections. 'We simply have to understand more about who non-voters are and why they are staying away from the polls, and so this data will feed into other research projects we are advancing through our broader Research Programme and our public campaigns and engagement,' he said. Read More Life after politics can bring relief but transition is not always easy
BreakingNews.ie
19-05-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Research indicates high levels of confidence in Irish electoral system
High levels of confidence in Ireland's electoral system have been indicated in new research. Some 94 per cent of respondents agreed that elections are conducted in accordance with the law, and 88mper cent said that elections are well managed and that election officials are fair while 96 per cent of voters claimed that they are confident that their ballot papers were secret once they put then in the ballot box. Advertisement The General Election 2024, National Election And Democracy Study was conducted by An Coimisiun Toghchain, Ireland's independent electoral commission, and the National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS) Management Board. The study also suggested that Irish voters are knowledgeable about aspects of the voting and democratic process, but there is also further work to be done. It found that 90 per cent of respondents understood that every one of their preferences has the potential to count, 76 per cent knew that they did not need to express a preference for each candidate on the ballot paper, 36 per cent agreed that information about voting procedures is not widely available and 51 per cent mistakenly thought they needed their polling card to vote. Other findings of this face-to-face study of just under 1,500 randomly selected respondents are that for first time voters, the influence of their friends, family, school or work was key to encouraging them to get on the electoral register with 27 per cent citing this as important. Advertisement Meanwhile, 24 per cent were prompted by social media, newspaper, TV or radio ads which were a focus for An Coimisiun Toghchain during the election campaign. The highest reasons given by registered people for not voting on November 29th were being away on the day (30 per cent), work commitments (27 per cent), with 12 per cent pointing to disinterest in politics, indecision at 11 per cent and six per cent who said their vote did not matter. 37 per cent of those who did not vote were not on the register. This data is to be used to benchmark An Coimisiun's performance and guide its future initiatives. Advertisement A key priority for An Coimisiun is to understand the reasons why people do not vote so the sample includes 324 non-voters. Welcoming the data, Art O'Leary, chief executive of An Coimisiun Toghchain said it highlights the value of An Coimisiun Toghchain's National Election and Democracy Study to learn more about the experience and perspectives of current and potential voters as well as contributing to academic scholarship about democracy and elections. 'We simply have to understand more about who non-voters are and why they are staying away from the polls, and so this data will feed into other research projects we are advancing through our broader Research Programme and our public campaigns and engagement,' he said.
The Journal
19-05-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
Public trust in Ireland's elections high but more work needed on voting process knowledge
PUBLIC TRUST IN Ireland's election process is high but work is needed to improve knowledge of the voting process. The Electoral Commission (An Coimisiún Toghcháin) today published the results of the 2024 National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS). The Commission is responsible for Ireland's electoral system and the NEDS study is carried out after each electoral event to ascertain people's experience of voting and levels of political interest and knowledge. It also seeks to gain an understanding of how people use their vote, motivations around voting choices, government satisfaction, and political attitudes. A spokesperson for the Electoral Commission remarked that while this is a 'challenging time for democracies globally, the study indicates high levels of trust in the integrity of Ireland's elections'. Across 287 electoral districts, a total of 1426 took part in the study, consisting of 1101 voters in the 2024 General Election and 324 non-voters. Trust in the voting process It found that 94% of respondents agree that elections in Ireland are 'conducted in accordance with the law', while 88% agree that elections are 'well managed and that election officials are fair'. And some 96% of voters agreed that they are confident that their ballot papers were secret once they put them in the ballot box. Meanwhile, only 2% said it was 'quite difficult' to vote, while the other 98% said it was easy to do so. Some 81% have trust in the Electoral Commission, and the same number has trust in the civil service and the judiciary. Elsewhere, 77% have trust in the Dáil, 68% have trust in both the government and in Citizens' Assemblies, and 60% have trust in political parties. The study also shows that a considerable number of the Irish public believe in conspiracy theories. Advertisement Some 19% believe that the 'establishment is replacing white Irish people with non-white immigrants', and the same number believes 'elected officials want more immigration to bring in obedient voters who will vote for them'. A total of 25% also believes that 'experiments involving new drugs or technologies are routinely carried out on the public without their knowledge or consent'. Knowledge of the voting process The study also suggested that Irish voters are knowledgeable about aspects of the voting and democratic process, but a spokesperson remarked that 'there is also further work to be done'. While 99% said there were 'confident' that they understood how to cast their vote, some 21% incorrectly believed that they needed to express a preference for each candidate on the ballot paper. Elsewhere, some 22% believed incorrectly that their vote would be invalid if they didn't use the pencil provided at the polling station, while 16% were unsure. Meanwhile, 51% mistakenly thought they needed their polling card to vote and 36% agreed that information about voting procedures is not widely available. The study also found that for first-time voters, the influence of friends, family, school or work was key to encouraging them to get on the electoral register with 27% citing this as important. Some 24% were prompted by social media, newspaper, TV or radio ads which were a focus for the Commission during the election campaign. Meanwhile, 73% agreed with Ireland having a system of automatic voter registration, despite 99% of recently registered respondents considering the registration process to be easy. And among the highest reasons given by registered people for not voting in the general election on 29 November were being away on the day (30%), work commitments (27%) with 12% pointing to a disinterest in politics, indecision at 11% and 6% who said their vote did not matter. Some 37% of those who did not vote were not on the register. Art O'Leary, Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission, remarked: 'We simply have to understand more about who non-voters are and why they are staying away from the polls. 'This data will feed into other research projects we are advancing through our broader Research Programme and our public campaigns and engagement.' Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Medscape
15-05-2025
- Health
- Medscape
Multiple Naloxone Administrations Rise in EDs
TOPLINE: The proportion of emergency department (ED) patients requiring multiple naloxone administrations increased from 10.1% in 2016 to 17.4% in 2022 in the MarketScan database and from 3.0% in 2016 to 7.3% in 2022 in the National Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) database, indicating an increasing trend. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective claims-based cohort study using data from the Merative MarketScan and NEDS databases in the United States between 2016 and 2022. The MarketScan data included 335,846 patients with ED claims for opioid overdose (mean age, 41 years), of whom 27,742 (mean age, 39 years) received naloxone during at least one ED encounter. The NEDS data encompassed 2,087,492 ED visits for opioid overdose (mean age, 46 years), with naloxone administered during 50,791 (mean age, 41 years) of these visits. The primary outcome in MarketScan was the percentage of patients who received multiple naloxone administrations during their first ED visit. The primary outcome in NEDS was the percentage of ED visits with multiple naloxone administrations, among ED visits in which naloxone was administered at least once. TAKEAWAY: Among patients from the MarketScan database who received naloxone, 14.7% received multiple administrations, increasing from 10.1% in 2016 to 17.4% in 2022 ꟷ a 72.8% increase (P < .01 for trend). Among NEDS ED visits during which naloxone was administered, multiple administrations were recorded during 6.3% of these visits, which increased by 146.7%, from 3.0% in 2016 to 7.3% in 2021 (P < .01 for trend). The likelihood of receiving multiple naloxone administrations in the ED increased by 10% (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.10; 95% CI, 1.09-1.12) in MarketScan and 13% (aOR, 1.13; 95% CI, 1.11-1.16) in NEDS each year. The proportion of patients from MarketScan who received naloxone at their first ED visit increased by 60.5%, from 5.8% in 2016 to 9.3% in 2022, and NEDS ED visits with naloxone administration increased by 49.9%, from 1.9% to 2.9%. IN PRACTICE: "Increases in fatal and nonfatal opioid toxicities involving fentanyl have been accompanied by increased use of naloxone in the ED. While a single naloxone administration appears to address the needs of most ED patients, a small but growing percentage of ED patients require multiple naloxone administrations," the authors wrote. SOURCE: The study was led by Rachael Rzasa Lynn, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado. It was published online on May 8, 2025, in The Journal of Emergency Medicine. LIMITATIONS: Claims data did not include complete information on prehospital naloxone administration or the precise timing of administrations within the ED, making it difficult to distinguish between multiple administrations due to insufficient initial dosing and those due to extended opioid toxicity. Additionally, claims data lacked information on naloxone dose strengths or routes of administration or continuous intravenous infusion details. Additionally, the cross-sectional dataset may not have been fully representative of EDs across the United States. DISCLOSURES: The study was funded by Purdue Pharma. One author reported being a former employee of Genesis Research, which was paid by Purdue. Another author reported being an employee of Purdue. Some authors declared receiving grants or having other ties with various sources. This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.
