Voting age reduction legislation
Michael Healy-Rae asks when the voting age will be reduced to 16; the Taoiseach says the Constitutional Convention’s recommendation will be discussed the following week, with implementation targeted by the end of 2015.
When will legislation to implement the Government's proposal to reduce the voting age from 18 to 16 years come before the House? Foróige has welcomed the announcement in this regard, but there has been no clarification of the timeframe involved.
Comment on this
This was one of a series of recommendations by the Constitutional Convention. The Whips have arranged for a discussion on the first report of the convention next week, which includes this particular issue. Yesterday the Government accepted in principle the recommendations made and, in line with our undertaking in this regard, we are giving an indicative timeline for implementation of the end of 2015.