What you are being asked in the referendum:
On May 31st you will be asked to vote yes or no to adding a new subsection to Article 29.4 of the Constitution of Ireland.
The wording of the proposed new subsection is:
“The State may ratify the Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union done at Brussels on the 2nd day of March 2012. No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the State that are necessitated by the obligations of the State under that Treaty or prevents laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by bodies competent under that Treaty from having the force of law in the State.”
If a majority of the people vote yes, then this new subsection will be added to the Constitution and Ireland will ratify the Treaty. The Treaty will come into effect if it is ratified by at least 12 of the 17 countries which use the euro so unanimity is not required. If it comes into effect and Ireland has ratified it, the national legislation which the Treaty requires would have to be introduced within a year.
If a majority of the people vote no, this new subsection will not be added to the Constitution and the Government will not ratify the Treaty. The Treaty will come into effect if at least 12 euro area countries ratify it. Those countries which have ratified it will then be bound by its provisions.
“The State may ratify the Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union done at Brussels on the 2nd day of March 2012. No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the State that are necessitated by the obligations of the State under that Treaty or prevents laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by bodies competent under that Treaty from having the force of law in the State.”
If a majority of the people vote yes, then this new subsection will be added to the Constitution and Ireland will ratify the Treaty. The Treaty will come into effect if it is ratified by at least 12 of the 17 countries which use the euro so unanimity is not required. If it comes into effect and Ireland has ratified it, the national legislation which the Treaty requires would have to be introduced within a year.
If a majority of the people vote no, this new subsection will not be added to the Constitution and the Government will not ratify the Treaty. The Treaty will come into effect if at least 12 euro area countries ratify it. Those countries which have ratified it will then be bound by its provisions.
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