Joan Burton
Question:9. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the timetable for the Citizens' Assembly and referendum concerning the eighth amendment of the Constitution. [29304/16]
View answerTuesday, 11 October 2016
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The Resolution approving establishment of the Citizens' Assembly sets a time limit of one year from the date of its first meeting for completion of the Assembly's work.
The Assembly's inaugural meeting will be held in Dublin Castle this Saturday, 15 October. The Assembly will meet again in late November, at which time it will commence its consideration of the first item referred to it by the Resolution: the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.
The Resolution provides that the Assembly's report on the Eighth Amendment, when completed, will be sent to the Houses of the Oireachtas, which on receipt will refer the report for consideration to a Committee of both Houses, which in turn will bring its conclusions to the Houses for debate.