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Referendum move to reverse Abbeylara one step closer

Post by David Farrell (September 13, 2011) The Irish Times reports today (here) that the proposed constitutional amendment to reverse Abberylara — a move that was promised in the Programme for Government — was published yesterday. This will give Oireachtas committees the sort of scrutiny powers that are common in other democracies. The referendum on…

September 13, 2011 in Committee System, Dail Reform.

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