Citizens' Assembly (Ireland)

Not to be confused with the Portuguese political party We, the Citizens! and the German political party Wir Bürger.

Bilingual logo of the Citizens' Assembly

The Citizens' Assembly (Irish: An Tionól Saoránach[1] and also known as We The Citizens[2]) is a citizens' assembly established in Ireland in 2016 to consider several political questions including the Constitution of Ireland.[3] Questions considered include: abortion, fixed term parliaments, referendums, population ageing, and climate change.[4][5] Over 18 months a report is produced on each topic. The government is required to respond officially to the reports in the Oireachtas (parliament);[5] as of 9 April 2019 responses have been given on three of the five topics.[fn 1]

  1. ^ "Baile" [Home]. Official website. Citizens' Assembly. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "The Irish Citizens' Assembly Project". www.citizenassembly.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Convention on the Constitution". Citizens' Assembly.
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  5. ^ a b "Government appoints Chairperson to Citizens' Assembly". MerrionStreet (Press release). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Final Report on Manner in which Referenda are Held & Fixed Term Parliaments" (PDF). Citizens' Assembly. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Question 626: Referendum Campaigns". Parliamentary Questions (32nd Dáil). Oireachtas. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.


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