An Coimisiún Toghcháin has said 97% of polling stations in use for the presidential election were observed to be accessible for electors with a disability.
This marks a significant improvement on the last general election (89%), the June 2024 elections (79%) and March 2024 referendums (75%).
An Coimisiún Toghcháin today published its Post Electoral Event Review (PEER) of the October 2025 presidential election.
The report has highlighted the need for further improvements to the administration of Ireland's elections.
It recommends that voter registration by freepost needs to be available to all electors as an alternative to online registration.
The report also says that updated guidance is needed on how and why returning officers deem a ballot paper to be invalid, and the categorisation of invalid ballots.
An Coimisiún also visited 100 polling stations across 26 counties including Whiddy Island and Clare Island.
Staff also further observed the issuing of postal votes for the Dublin constituencies and for Cork city and county and visited nursing homes in Dublin and Offaly on days when special voting was in progress.
In a statement, Art O’Leary, Chief Executive of An Coimisiún Toghcháin, said: "Elections are among the most complex civic exercises we undertake - vast, intricate operations carried out by thousands of dedicated people in every corner of the country.
"This Post-Electoral Event Review gives us a rare and valuable opportunity: to step inside that process, to witness the quiet professionalism of election staff from the opening of polls to the final count, and to get properly under the bonnet of our democracy - not simply to admire it, but to strengthen it.
"The presidential election also opened another, equally important window. Working with Down Syndrome Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair Association, we were able to listen more closely, to see more clearly, and to better understand the lived experience of voting for their service users. Their voices matter. Their choices matter. Their participation enriches and deepens our democracy.
"And if we are honest, their experiences also challenge us - because they remind us that while much has been achieved, more remains to be done. The promise of democracy is equal participation. Our responsibility is to make that promise real for everyone."
