2011 Irish constitutional referendums

April 2022 none Two constitutional referendums were held simultaneously in Ireland on 27 October 2011, each on a proposed amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0726/breaking58.html Date set for presidential poll The Irish Times 27 July 2011 Eoin Burke-Kennedy 26 July 2011 26 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726203148/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0726/breaking58.html live The proposed amendments are on judicial salaries pay cuts, and to provide additional powers to Oireachtas committees.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0615/1224298938063.html Judges' pay referendum to take place in October The Irish Times 15 June 2011 18 June 2011 Mary Minihan 24 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024035147/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0615/1224298938063.html livehttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0811/1224302232076.html Broadcasting group seeks feedback on election coverage The Irish Times 11 August 2011 2 September 2011 Mary Minihan 12 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110812234107/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0811/1224302232076.html live They were held on the same day as the 2011 presidential election and a Dáil by-election in Dublin West. An application to prevent both referendums from going ahead was refused by the Supreme Court on 26 October 2011.http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1026/referendums.html Supreme Court refuses referendum application RTÉ News 26 October 2011 26 October 2011 16 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160316123342/http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1026/307932-referendums/ live The Irish Council for Civil Liberties said the information provided to voters in advance of polling in the two constitutional referendums was "tardy and inadequate".Edwards, Elaine."Referendum information 'inadequate' - ICCL" https://web.archive.org/web/20111028182825/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1027/breaking55.html 2011-10-28 . The Irish Times. 27 October 2011. Twenty-ninth Amendment Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Twenty-ninth Amendment is a proposal to remove the ban on reducing judicial salaries.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0614/breaking30.html Judicial pay referendum agreed The Irish Times 14 June 2011 18 June 2011 24 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024035216/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0614/breaking30.html live This became contentious in the context of widespread salary cuts during the Irish financial crisis. Under the Constitution a judge's salary may not be reduced during their term of office. This is intended to protect the independence of the judiciary and prevent governments from imposing pay cuts as a reprisal for judgments with which they disagree. The amendment was passed. Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2011http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/Referenda/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad,1894,en.pdf Referendum Results Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government 14 August 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141224084849/http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/Referenda/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad%2C1894%2Cen.pdf 24 December 2014 1393877 1748011 354134 3191157 37696 Thirtieth Amendment Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2011 The Thirtieth Amendment is a proposal to grant full investigative powers to Oireachtas committees investigating matters of public interest.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0419/breaking54.html Referendum on Abbeylara proposed The Irish Times 19 April 2011 18 June 2011 24 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024035203/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0419/breaking54.html live The Supreme Court of Ireland found the Oireachtas did not have an inherent power to conduct inquiries, and that it overstepped its jurisdiction when it set up the Abbeylara inquiry into the shooting of John Carthy in Abbeylara, County Longford, in 2000. The amendment was rejected. Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2011 812008 1740183 928175 3191157 45025 Referendum Commissions Separate Referendum Commissions were established for the two referendums, on 5 September for the 29th Amendment and on 13 September for the 30th Amendment.http://www.refcom.ie/en/ Latest Information September 2011 Referendum Commission 26 September 2011 Dublin https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081739/http://www.refcom.ie/en/ 27 September 2011 dead The commissions have the same membership, being chaired by retired judge Bryan McMahon, with ex-officio members the clerks of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, the Ombudsman, and the Comptroller and Auditor General. The dedicated website, www.referendum2011.ie, was set up by the Referendum Commission. 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