Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise an issue regarding referendums. There is to be one on lowering the age of presidential candidates but there was also a commitment to hold a referendum on extending the vote to Irish citizens in the North and in the diaspora. In November, the Minister of State, Deputy Deenihan, stated the Government would hold a referendum to permit Irish people living outside the State to vote in presidential elections.

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