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The Resolution approving establishment of the Assembly outlines five topics to be considered by the Assembly. The fourth of these was the manner in which referenda are held. Consideration of this topic has concluded and a Final Report and Recommendations will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas shortly. Schedule of Meetings It is a matter for the Assembly to structure its work programme and agree a date for consideration of this topic. At the private session during the September meeting, the Members agreed to switch the order of the Assembly's remaining two topics, fixed term parliaments and the manner in which referenda are held respectively. The Assembly considered this topic on 13-14 January 2018. Please click on the date to view material presented to the Assembly that weekend. A revised full calendar of meetings is available here. Work Programme When the resolution approving the establishment of the Assembly was being moved in both Houses of the Oireachtas, Minister English stated the following in relation to this topic: “That said, we will ask the citizens' assembly to make recommendations to the Dáil on further constitutional changes, including on the eighth amendment, on fixed-term parliaments and on the manner in which referenda are held, for example, whether super referendum days, whereby a significant number of referenda take place on the same day, should be held.” The full text of Minister English's speech can be read here. Background Material The following materials may be useful when considering this topic - Legislation Referendum Commission The Referendum Commission is an independent body that explains the subject matter of a referendum proposal, promotes public awareness of a referendum and encourages the electorate to vote. It is open to the Minister the Environment, Community and Local Government to appoint a Commission any time a referendum is held. More information about the Referendum Commission is available on their website - www.refcom.ie . Every Referendum Commission to date has published a report following the referendum. These reports are available to read below: Documents Published by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (previously the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government) has produced a number of documents in this area, including: Submissions The Assembly invited members of the public, representative groups and citizen organisations to make a submission on this topic. The submissions process formally opened on 13 November to 22 December 2017. To view submissions received on this topic, please click here. The Signpost Document aims to identify the key issues/topics/themes which presented in the submissions. The full text of the 206 published submissions received is available to read here . The Assembly Secretariat has grouped them into broad thematic areas and has attempted to present a selection of the perspectives which were received. The signpost document is available to read here. Recommendations The recommendations were reached by ballot paper voting and follow a weekend of deliberation which focussed on a number of areas. These included the history of referendums in Ireland, the legal background, regulations surrounding a referendum, impact of regulation on the media, turnout, ‘super’ referendums, and citizens initiatives. A total of 11 questions appeared on the ballot and the recommendations were reached by majority vote. The following recommendations were made by the Assembly; - 94% voted for the functions of the Referendum Commission to be carried out by a permanent Electoral Commission; - 94% voted for the Referendum Commission to be obliged to give its view on significant matters of factual or legal dispute that arise during a referendum campaign in the public domain (including on social media); - 87% voted in agreement with the current position where the Government is not permitted to spend public money to advocate on one side only of a referendum campaign; - 68% voted that the Government should provide money to both sides equally in referendum campaigns; - The Assembly made a number of recommendations in respect of spending in referendum campaigns, namely: - 98% voted for the Oireachtas to develop and effectively implement a system of spending limits in referendum campaigns for registered political parties, campaign groups and individuals; - 72% voted for anonymous donations to registered political parties and campaign groups to be prohibited; - 80% voted for to have more than one referendum on unrelated issues at the same time; - In the event of more than one referendum at the same time, the Assembly voted that the maximum number should be no more than two (41.7%); - The Assembly made a number of recommendations in respect of multi-option voting, namely: - 76% voted in favour of allowing more than two options on a ballot paper in a constitutional referendum; - 52% voted in favour that when there are more than two options on the ballot paper in a constitutional referendum the outcome should be decided by PR STV; - 89% voted in favour that in principle the Oireachtas and the Government should give effect to the outcome of a referendum within 5 years; - The Assembly voted on a number of measures to enhance voter turnout in referendums, namely: - 56% for early voting in the weeks before the poll; - 100% for weekend voting; - 70% for online voting; - 83% for wider availability of postal voting; - 89% for the ability to vote at any polling station in the State; - 95% for the automatic inclusion of all eligible voters on the electoral register; - 80% for lowering the voting age to 16; - 77% for allowing voting by otherwise eligible voters, who are resident outside the State, for no more than five years; - 96% for greater provision of voter education on Referendums; NOTE: On a proposal to extend voting over a number of days, Assembly members voted 51% NO and 49% YES; On a proposal to make voting compulsory, Assembly members voted 85% NO and 15% YES; The Assembly voted on a number of proposals for citizens’ initiatives, namely: - 69% in favour of putting a constitutional referendum proposal to the people; - 69% in favour of a citizens’ initiative to put a legislative change proposal to the people (including enacting, changing or repealing legislation); - 83% voted in favour of a citizens’ initiative to put an item on the agenda for decision by the Oireachtas. Developments in Member Recruitment - February 2018 Since the conclusion of the Citizens’ Assembly’s most recent weekend meeting on 13-14 January 2018, when it considered and voted on the Manner in which Referenda are held, the Chair of the Assembly, the Hon. Mary Laffoy has been made aware that seven of the new members who were present and voting at that weekend had been recruited in a manner which did not comply with the agreed methodology for recruitment of Assembly members. This matter was brought to the attention of the Chair, following a randomised check of the agreed recruitment methodology by the Assembly Secretariat. The matter was then raised with RED C Research and Marketing Ltd, who are responsible for the recruitment of Assembly members, who conducted an extensive audit. The findings of this audit are available to read below. The Chair has today, 21 February 2018, released a full statement on the matter which can be read here. RED C's separate statement providing further details on this matter can be read here. Please click on the links below to access the following documents: The following additional documents are referenced in the internal audit prepared by RED C and have been available on our website here. For ease of access, they can also be accessed by clicking on the links below: Report The Report by the Assembly on this topic is available here. Video Archive Archive footage is able to view here.
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Tá cúig ábhar leagtha amach sa Rún ina gceadaítear bunú an Tionóil atá le breithniú ag an Tionól. An ceathrú ceann díobh seo ná an bealach a reáchtáiltear reifrinn. Nuair a bheidh an t-ábhar breithnithe ag an Tionól, scríobhfar tuarascáil agus cuirfear moltaí faoi bhráid Thithe an Oireachtais. Sceideal na gCruinnithe Faoin Tionól atá sé struchtúr a leagan síos dá chlár oibre agus dáta a shocrú chun an t-ábhar seo a bhreithniú. Ag an seisiún príobháideach le linn chruinniú Mheán Fómhair, shocraigh na Comhaltaí ord an dá ábhar a bhí fanta ag an Tionól a athrú, parlaimintí ar théarma seasta agus an bealach a dtionóltar reifrinn faoi seach. Breithneoidh an Tionól an t-ábhar sin anois an 13-14 Eanáir 2018. Cliceáil ar an dáta thuas chun féachaint ar ábhar a cuireadh faoi bhráid an Tionóil an deireadh seachtaine sin. Tá féilire de dhátaí cruinnithe ar fad an Tionóil le fáil anseo. Clár na hOibre Nuair a bhí an rún chun bunú an Tionóil á mholadh in dhá Theach an Oireachtais, dúirt an tAire English an méid seo a leanas maidir leis an ábhar: “That said, we will ask the citizens' assembly to make recommendations to the Dáil on further constitutional changes, including on the eighth amendment, on fixed-term parliaments and on the manner in which referenda are held, for example, whether super referendum days, whereby a significant number of referenda take place on the same day, should be held.” Tá óráid iomlán an Aire English le fáil le léamh anseo. Ábhar Cúlra D'fhéadfadh an t-ábhar seo a leanas a bheith úsáideach nuair a bheifí ag breithniú an ábhair seo - Reachtaíocht An Coimisiún Reifrinn Is é is an Coimisiún Reifrinn ann ná comhlacht neamhspleách a mhíníonn ábhar na dtograí reifrinn, a chuireann feasacht an phobail ar reifreann chun cinn agus a thugann spreagadh do na toghthóirí vótáil. Tá cead ag an Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil Coimisiún a cheapadh aon uair atá reifreann le rith. Tá tuilleadh eolais faoin gCoimisiún Reifrinn le fáil ar a láithreán gréasáin - www.refcom.ie . Tá tuarascáil foilsithe i ndiaidh gach reifrinn ag gach Coimisiún Reifrinn go dtí seo. Tá na tuarascálacha sin le fáil le léamh thíos: Cáipéisí foilsithe ag An Roinn Tithíochta, Pleanála agust Rialtais Áitiúil Tá roinnt doiciméad curtha i dtoll a chéile ag an Roinn Tithíochta Pleanála agus Rialtais Áitiúil (an Roinn Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil roimhe seo) ar an ábhar seo ina measc: Aighneachtaí Thug an Tionól cuireadh do dhaoine den phobal, do ghrúpaí ionadaíochta agus d'eagraíochtaí saoránach aighneacht a dhéanamh ar an ábhar seo. Osclaíodh an próiseas aighneachtaí go foirmeálta an 13 Samhain 2017 agus dúnadh é ag an 22 Nollaig 2017. Chun aighneachtaí ar an ábhar seo a léamh cliceáil anseo. Is é an aidhm atá leis an cháipéis eolais na príomhcheisteanna/ábhair/téamaí atá luaite sna haighneachtaí a shainaithint in ord éilimh. Tá téacs iomlán an 206 aighneacht atá foilsithe ar fáil le léamh anseo. Tá siad leagtha amach ag Rúnaíocht an Tionóil de réir réimsí leathana téamacha agus rinneadh iarracht cuid de na tuairimí a fuarthas a chur i láthair. Tá an Tuarascáil ar fáil le léamh anseo. Moltaí I ndiaidh vótáil i bhfoirm páipéar ballóide agus tar éis deireadh seachtaine plé a bhí dírithe ar roinnt réimsí a thángthas ar na moltaí. Áirítear ar na réimsí sin stair na reifreann in Éirinn, an cúlra dlí, rialacháin a bhaineann le reifreann, tionchar rialachán ar na meáin chumarsáide, líon a vótálann, 'oll'-reifrinn agus tionscnaimh saoránach. Bhí 11 cheist ar fad ar an bpáipéar ballóide agus thángthas ar na moltaí trí vóta tromlaigh. Rinne an Tionól na moltaí seo leanas; - Vótáil 94% go dtabharfadh Coimisiún Toghcháin buan faoi fheidhmeanna an Choimisiúin Reifrinn; - Vótáil 94% go mbeadh sé d'oibleagáid ar an gCoimisiún Reifrinn tuairim a thabhairt ar nithe suntasacha a mbeadh díospóid dlí nó fíorasach ag baint leo le linn feachtas reifrinn an fhearann poiblí (lena n-áirítear ar na meáin shóisialta); - Vótáil 87% i bhfabhar na staide reatha nach bhfuil cead ag an Rialtas airgead poiblí a chaitheamh ar son taobh amháin i bhfeachtas reifrinn; - Vótáil 68% gur cheart don Rialtas an t-airgead céanna a chur ar fáil ar an dá thaobh i bhfeachtas reifrinn. - Rinne an Tionól roinnt moltaí maidir le caiteachas ar fheachtais reifrinn, is iad sin: - Vótáil 98% go ndéanfadh an tOireachtas córas a fhorbairt agus a chur i bhfeidhm le teorainn a chur ar chaiteachas le linn feachtais reifrinn a fhorbairt do pháirtithe polaitíochta cláraithe, grúpaí feachtais agus daoine aonair. - Vótáil 72% cosc a chur shíntiúis ó dhaoine gan ainm do pháirtithe polaitíochta cláraithe agus do ghrúpaí feachtais; - Vótáil 80% níos mó ná reifreann amháin a ghairm ar shaincheisteanna nach mbaineann lena chéile ag an am céanna. - Sa chás go mbeadh níos mó ná reifreann amháin ann ag an am céanna, vótáil an Tionóil nár cheart níos mó ná péire a ghairm (41.7%); - Rinne an Tionól roinnt moltaí maidir le vótáil ilrogha, is iad sin: - Vótáil 76% i bhfabhar níos mó ná dhá rogha a bheith ar pháipéar ballóide i reifreann bunreachta. - Vótáil 52% i bhfabhar gur PR STV a chinnfeadh an toradh nuair a bheadh níos mó ná dhá rogha ar an bpáipéar ballóide i reifreann bunreachta; - Vótáil 89% i bhfabhar gur cheart i bprionsabal don Oireachtas agus don Rialtas feidhm a thabhairt do thoradh reifrinn laistigh de 5 bliana; - Vótáil an Tionól ar roinnt bearta chun cur le líon na ndaoine a vótálann i reifrinn, is iad sin; - Vótáil 56% i bhfabhar vótáil luath sna seachtainí roimh an toghchán - Vótáil 100% i bhfabhar vótáil ar an deireadh seachtaine; - Vótáil 70% i bhfabhar vótáil ar líne; - Vótáil 83% i bhfabhar vóta poist a bheith ar fáil níos forleithne; - Vótáil 89% i bhfabhar a bheith ábalta vóta a chaitheamh in aon stáisiún vótála sa Stát; - Vótáil 95% go ndéanfaí lucht vótála incháilithe a áireamh go huathoibríoch ar an gclár toghthóirí; - Vótáil 80% i bhfabhar an aois vótála a laghdú go 16; - Vótáil 77% i bhfabhar cead a thabhairt do lucht vótála, a bheadh incháilithe vóta a chaitheamh murach go bhfuil cónaí orthu lasmuigh den Stát, vóta a chaitheamh mura bhfuil cónaí orthu lasmuigh den Stát nach mó ná cúig bliana. - Vótáil 96% i bhfabhar níos mó eolais a bheith ar fáil do lucht vótála ar Reifrinn; TABHAIR AR AIRD: Maidir leis an moladh vótáil a shíneadh thar roinnt laethanta, vótáil 51% de bhaill an Tionóil INA CHOINNE agus 49% INA FHABHAR; Maidir leis an moladh vótáil a bheith éigeantach, vótáil 85% de bhaill an Tionóil INA CHOINNE agus 15% INA FHABHAR; Vótáil an Tionóil ar roinnt tograí maidir le tionscnaimh saoránach, is iad sin: - Vótáil 69% i bhfabhar togra do reifreann bunreachta a chur faoi bhráid na ndaoine; - Vótáil 69% i bhfabhar tionscnamh saoránach chun togra ar athrú atá beartaithe ar reachtaíocht a chur faoi bhráid na ndaoine (reachtaíocht a achtú, athrú nó a aisghairm san áireamh) - Vótáil 83% i bhfabhar tionscnamh ó shaoránaigh mír a chuir ar an gclár lena cinneadh ag an Oireachtas. Forbairtí in Earcaíocht Comhaltaí – Feabhra 2018 Ó tugadh an cruinniú deireadh seachtaine is déanaí den Tionól Saoránach chun críche an 13-14 Eanáir 2018, nuair a bhreithníodh agus a vótáladh ar an mBealach ina ritear Reifrinn, cuireadh Cathaoirleach an Tionóil, an Breitheamh Mary Laffoy ar an eolas go raibh seachtar comhaltaí nua i láthair agus ag vótáil agus go raibh siad earcaithe ar bhealach nach raibh ag comhlíonadh na modheolaíochta comhaontaithe earcaíochta do chomhaltaí an Tionóil. Tugadh an t-ábhar seo ar aird an Chathaoirligh, tar éis seiceáil randamach ar an modheolaíocht earcaíochta atá comhaontaithe ag Rúnaíocht an Tionóil. Ardaíodh an t-ábhar le RED C Research and Marketing Ltd ansin, atá freagrach as comhaltaí an Tionóil a earcú agus thug siadsan faoi iniúchadh forleathan. Is féidir torthaí an iniúchta sin a léamh thíos. Inniu, an 21 Feabhra 2018, tá ráiteas iomlán ar an ábhar curtha ar fáil ag an gCathaoirleach, agus is féidir é sin a léamh anseo. Is féidir ráiteas ar leithligh RED C, a chuireann mionsonraí breise ar fáil ar an ábhar sin a léamh anseo. Cliceáil ar na naisc thíos le do thoil le rochtain a fháil ar na doiciméid seo a leanas: Tagraítear do na doiciméid bhreise seo san iniúchadh inmheánach atá ullmhaithe ag RED C agus is féidir iad a fháil anseo ar ár láithreán gréasáin. Ar mhaithe le so-rochtaineacht, tá siad inrochtana freisin trí chliceáil ar na naisc thíos: Tuarascáil Tá tuarascáil an Tionóil ar fáil anseo. Cartlann na bhFíseán Beifear ábalta breathnú ar fhíseán cartlainne anseo.