Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 387: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timetable for the publication and enactment of legislation regarding the judicial pay referendum. [19805/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Twenty Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011 which will allow for reductions in pay for the judiciary in circumstances where it has been necessary for the State to engage in financial emergency measures in the public interest was published on 4 August, 2011. The Bill passed all stages in this House on 14 September, 2011 and I was encouraged at the significant level of support expressed from all sides of the House for the proposed amendment. It is scheduled for debate in the Seanad on 21 September, 2011.