Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a referendum on lowering the voting age to 16 years of age, given no reference was made to it in the programme for Government. [19650/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A Programme for A Partnership Government proposes that a number of referendums be held, these include referendums on:

- Article 41.2.1 of the constitution regarding a “woman’s life within the home”;

- The question of amending Article 40.6.1(i) of the Constitution to remove the offence of blasphemy;

- Ireland’s participation in the Universal Patent Court; and

- Giving the Office of the Ceann Comhairle constitutional standing.

There are no immediate plans to hold a referendum on lowering the voting age.