Seanad debates
Thursday, 12 September 2002
An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht, 2002: An Dara Céim. Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002: Second Stage.
The people will be asked to vote on the specific amendment to the Constitution contained in this Bill. The amendment allows for the ratification of the Treaty of Nice and enables Ireland to participate in enhanced co-operation projects under it where we choose to so do. Both these elements are in line with previous amendments to the Constitution to allow for ratification of earlier treaties. Indeed, one will recall there was a constitutional amendment inserted at the time when enhanced co-operation first arose. One will see it in Article 29, I am sure we will come to debate it in detail later.
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