Vol. 448 No. 5
65 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment the progress, if any, that has been made to give voting rights for Dáil elections to immigrant nationals of EU member states who are ordinarily resident here; if he intends to actively pursue this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2369/95]
Article 16.1.2º of the Constitution provides that all Irish citizens and such other persons in the State as may be determined by law shall have have the right to vote at Dáil elections
Section 8 of the Electoral Act, 1992, extends the right to vote at Dáil elections to resident British citizens. It also provides for extending the Dáil franchise to nationals of other EU member states on a reciprocal basis. The United Kingdom is the only member state which extends the right to vote at parliamentary elections to resident Irish citizens. There is, therefore, no scope at present for extending the Dáil franchise to nationals of other member states resident in Ireland.
