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The '''Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2009'''<ref>Though the first Lisbon Bill was also called the 28th amendment, the Government's bill for lisbon II uses the same number.</ref> is a [[bill (proposed law)|proposal]] to amend the [[Constitution of Ireland]] in order to enable [[ratification]] of the [[Treaty of Lisbon]] (also known as the Reform Treaty) of the [[European Union]], following the [[Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill, 2008|failure of the previous amendment]] on 12 June 2008. As part of the [[Act of Parliament|enactment]] of the bill, a [[referendum]] is scheduled to be held on 2 October 2009<ref> |
The '''Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2009'''<ref>Though the first Lisbon Bill was also called the 28th amendment, the Government's bill for lisbon II uses the same number.</ref> is a [[bill (proposed law)|proposal]] to amend the [[Constitution of Ireland]] in order to enable [[ratification]] of the [[Treaty of Lisbon]] (also known as the Reform Treaty) of the [[European Union]], following the [[Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill, 2008|failure of the previous amendment]] on 12 June 2008. As part of the [[Act of Parliament|enactment]] of the bill, a [[referendum]] is scheduled to be held on 2 October 2009<ref> |
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Revision as of 17:07, 8 July 2009
The Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2009[1] is a proposal to amend the Constitution of Ireland in order to enable ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon (also known as the Reform Treaty) of the European Union, following the failure of the previous amendment on 12 June 2008. As part of the enactment of the bill, a referendum is scheduled to be held on 2 October 2009Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).. In February 2009, it was considered that it could instead be held in June 2009 to coincide with elections to the European Parliament.[2][3] Fine Gael MEP Colm Burke called for holding the vote in May 2009.[4] The final date was announced on 8 July 2009.[5]
A poll from January 2009 saw 55% to 37% in favour of the Lisbon Treaty.[6] Another poll, from 30 January 2009, showed that the global economic crisis had changed the minds of Irish people even more towards the Lisbon Treaty, with 58% saying they would vote to ratify the treaty if a new referendum were held, while only 28% would vote against and 12% were so far undecided.[7][8] A poll from April 2009 saw 54% in favour and 24% against.[9] A poll from May 2009 saw 52% in favour and 29% against.[10] A poll from early June 2009 saw 54% in favour and 28% against.[11]
References
- ^ Though the first Lisbon Bill was also called the 28th amendment, the Government's bill for lisbon II uses the same number.
- ^ "Irish government considers holding Lisbon revote in June". EurActiv.com. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "Irish may get earlier Lisbon vote". BBC News. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "FG MEP urges May date for Lisbon referendum". The Irish Times. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8140269.stm
- ^ "Most Irish Now Favour Lisbon Treaty". Angus Reid global monitor. 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Crisis sees Ireland warm to Lisbon treaty". France 24. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "Ireland will vote two-to-one for EU treaty: poll". Eubusiness.com. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ "Lisbon Treaty Would Pass in Ireland". Angus Reid global monitor. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/33498/lisbon_treaty_could_pass_in_new_irish_vote
- ^ http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1243801021.73/
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