Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2024
13. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the status of the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019 which would extend voting rights in presidential elections to Irish citizens not resident in the State. [10963/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn accordance with this commitment, in July 2020, the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019 was reintroduced to the Order Paper of the 33rd Dáil, having lapsed with the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil. The Bill is currently before Dáil Éireann, Second Stage.
The date for the holding of the referendum can be decided once the legislation has been approved by the Oireachtas, with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage then making an order setting the day upon which a referendum will take place.
Once the legislation has been approved by the Dáil and Seanad, the timetable for the referendum would begin and the referendum would have to take place between 30 and 90 days after the passage of the legislation.
