Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 33:

In page 27, to delete lines 22 and 23 and substitute the following:

“(b) in section 11, by the substitution, in subsection (2), of “European, local or Limerick mayoral election or a referendum or plebiscite” for “European or local election or a referendum”,”.

These amendments seek to amend sections 36 and 41 of the Bill. Section 36 provides for a number of necessary minor and consequential amendments to the Electoral Act 1992. The amendments to the 1992 Act are primarily concerned with making provision in electoral law for a mayor of Limerick election and plebiscites that might be held in other local authority areas on the direct election of mayors.

On the amendments to section 41, this section provides for necessary minor and consequential amendments to the Electoral Reform Act 2022. The 2022 Act provided for certain functions for An Coimisiún Toghcháin, including reports on the administration of elections, the registration of political parties and promoting public awareness of and participation in the State’s electoral and democratic processes, including encouraging the public to voter at electoral events.