Referendum Campaigns
Dail Éireann — 2021-06-24
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Malcolm Noonan (GP), Carlow-Kilkenny

The Deputy is correct that the programme for Government contains a commitment to provide for the holding of a referendum on housing. It also commits to establishing a commission on housing to examine issues such as tenure, standards, sustainability and quality-of-life issues in the provision of housing. It is planned that the commission on housing will review the commitment to hold a referendum on housing once it has been formally established in September of this year. The chair designate for the commission was announced in May and work is advancing on the finalisation of the terms of reference and membership of the commission, and associated reporting requirements.
There are a number of scheduled referendums in the programme for Government. In terms of my remit in electoral reform, it is the case that the Taoiseach will be considering all of these in sequence. The Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality has proposed another referendum. There is a schedule. My preference is that such referendums should be stand-alone referendums on specific days. Getting through the schedule of referendums is going to be a challenge.

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Sitting date: 2021-06-24