John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)

This constitutional amendment is a simple solution to a problem that has arisen. The referendum will ask the people to amend the Constitution in that context. On 11 June, the people will make a sovereign decision on the citizenship rights under their Constitution. That is their prerogative and it is theirs alone because they are Irish citizens. That is how it has been ordained and it is a cherished prerogative because only a citizen may vote to change it.

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