Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2023

The Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill 2023 is a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Ireland to enshrine gender equality in the document.

Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill 2023
November 2023 (2023-11) (proposed)
Gender equality

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar marked International Women's Day (8 March 2023) by announcing the Government's intention to hold a referendum in November to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution by amending Articles 40 and 41. Other referendums on separate issues may be held at the same time.[1]

Proposals for constitutional amendments will be published by the end of June with a referendum to follow in November.[1]

References
  1. Referendum on gender equality to take place in November RTÉ News, 2023-03-08.


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