No

The youth deserve a say in policies that affect them, and should not be treated as secondary citizens. See Article 12 on the Rights of the Child.

I think it's quite strange because somehow they are not mature enough to vote but they are mature enough to work and drive. They have no control over how they are taxed and who represents them as a group as a lot of politicians either do not listen or represent them. There is a severe lack of support for young people and its time that they are allowed to share their opinions.

In many countries, 16 year olds can drive cars. People on the cusp of adulthood should have the capacity to decide the government and policies that will be implemented as they leave school. Furthermore, many teenagers are much more politically invested and have a much more researched set of opinions on current issues than older adults do. 16 is old enough to have valid views on the world, and these need to be taken into account, particularly in the modern world where change happens so rapidly.

16-21 year olds are the ones who will feel the worst of the long term effects based on what the current government implements

I don’t want children with little to no understanding of the country, politics, economics to make uninformed choices that may negatively affect people. Social media has too much influence over the youth of today and could easily sway their decisions also.

The right to vote equates to the question of autonomy. What argument may be used to justify a child not voting that can’t be used on others registered to vote.

They are the future, those children should be allowed to vote for the world we are going to leave them behind in when we go but we need more education on politics so they can vote freehanded without parental control

The lower the voting age as long as it’s people who pay taxes and work makes sense because they are the people who are going to be growing up with that government in control

It's their future too but they should complete a course in schools so they can make their own informed choice and not that of their parents

Young people should learn the importance of having a say in our country and be thought the importance of this in schools

Not every teenager is smart enough to form a sound argument... There should be a test to be sure they can actually argue their stance on why they want to vote, before they can vote.

At the age of 16, one can live on their own and work as well as leave school. I believe that they should be allowed to vote as it helps them mature as a person while learning about government policies that affect them.

Young people are the future meaning we should let them decide their future. Younger generations have grown up with climate change, gender bias, covid and much more that was caused by the generations before. It is up to them to fix what the older generations broke.

The younger generation are going to be the ones who suffer the consequences of what older generations may vote. The older generation may not even see the day where an important decision that they made sees the light. If anything, there should be maximum voting age.

The issues of the next five/four years should be the issues of those who will be alive and affected by it

Those younger voters will be impacted by the results of elections far more intensely than those voting who are in their eighties, and for much longer. Why should an 80 year-old have a say in the likes of university tuition fees when those who it will affect do not? It would also engage our young people to think about politics and their futures. 16 makes sense.

The youth deserve a say in policies that affect them, and should not be treated as secondary citizens. See Article 12 on the Rights of the Child.

Young people are the future and they should have a right to have their say on decisions that will effect them.

It's important to allow young people to have a voice and express the Ireland they wish to live in in the future. Also, maybe if they've been exposed to voting at a younger age, they will be more likely to continue that trend into adulthood

I think that younger people should have the ability to vote as it's their future and their voices should be heard.

Teenagers deserve more credit and for their voices to be heard, especially in the face of the climate crisis and the housing crisis.

Because 16 and 17 year olds don't know much about political parties and will just copy their family when they should make up their own decision later on in life.

Students are required to take a CSPE class in secondary school. If they're required to take it, it should be assumed that it did a good enough job to educate young people enough to vote.

Policies impact young people, older people vote for government's that will have massive repercussions for the youth, they have the right to vote for their own self interests

as someone who only came of legal age to vote in the last couple years I believe it is good i was unable to vote younger as many of my opinions have changed and i would have just voted for anyone for the sake of it at the time

The youth are direct stakeholders to the decisions made in elections. They are entitled to have a say. Additionally, reducing the minimum voting age encourages voting at an earlier age.

I don’t want children with little to no understanding of the country, politics, economics to make uninformed choices that may negatively affect people. When I was say, 16, I thought I knew enough to vote but looking back I would not trust myself or anyone at that age to

At the age of 16, people can make informed decisions about who to vote for and hold interest in the running of our country and government.

Many young people contribute to society as if they were adults, they pay taxes, can be active road users and in many cases, young people participate in youth politics, this being a growing number, many 16 year olds are competent enough to consider who they'd vote for logically and can effectively use common sense, I believe if someone is willing and able to register to vote they should be entitled to do so.

Minimum voting should be lowered to 16 as they teenagers of today are much wiser than some adults and should be allowed to vote