Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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Our next business is No. P00038/23; that a general election be held soon. Mr. Flakner Zeke is the petitioner.

I will provide a brief summary on this. The petition is "That a general election be held soon to enable the people of Ireland to choose a new Dáil which will nominate a new Taoiseach." That has changed from "To hold a general election where the people of Ireland will elect a new Dáil which will nominate a Taoiseach and Government." New information was provided as requested via email on 9 November 2023. It states:

Gladly as the leader of team Galar I desire, like all my team mates, an election where the people of Ireland gets to choose the Government and leading party and leader. In other words, an election where the Government does not change the law and leader of Ireland but the public does.

In simple terms, the 2025 election should have zero intervention by the Government and the people of Dublin should get to choose the ruling party and leader. It is a change the people want to determine their own image and design themselves. I am not asking you this favour for myself, I am asking on behalf of the whole people of Ireland to have zero involvement of the Government in the 2025 election and the people get to choose who governs Ireland for the next couple of years.

There is more to it but for the recommendation there are two options for the committee to decide on. Option A is the committee does not think that it is in the public interest to change the Constitution or the law relating to the maximum duration of the Dáil or the dissolution of the Dáil. The committee writes to the petitioner outlining the constitutional and legal position and the committee’s view and invite the petitioner to reply.

Option B is that based on the above correspondence the petition be deemed closed and the petitioner informed.