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No. 51 of 1999Twenty-First Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill, 1999
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
The proposal would allow a referendum to be held if more than 5% of registered voters signed a petition requesting one and presented it to the President. It would give voters a way to trigger a constitutional referendum directly, rather than relying only on the usual political process.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution
Last updated 26 July 2018
Sponsor
- Trevor Sargent Primary
Progress
- First StageDáil
Debate
- An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 2), 1999: An Chéad Chéim. Twenty First Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill, 1999: First Stage. Dáil
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