Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 March 2022
Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters
Presidential Elections
10:30 am
Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Again, I do not have that detail, but I will bring the Senator's views back to the Minister. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Department of Foreign Affairs have worked closely on this issue. They have agreed to facilitate the holding of a referendum on this important issue. If passed by the people in a referendum, it would extend the right to vote for the Office of President to all citizens, irrespective of where they reside when an election is held on or after 1 January 2025, the year in which the next scheduled election for the Office of President falls due. I accept that Senator Ó Donnghaile wants to see the Bill before the House.
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