Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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890. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on extending of the electoral franchise to non-Irish citizens voting in referenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37461/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Subject to age and residency requirements, a registered elector's citizenship determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. All no n-Irish citizens may vote in local elections; EU citizens may vote in local and European Parliament elections and British c itizens may vote at Dáil, European Parliament and local elections. Irish c itizens alone are entitled to vote in Presidential elections and referendums.

While electoral law is subject to ongoing review, I have no proposals at present to extend the current arrangements for voting by non - Irish citizens.