Legal basis for direct democracy at the national level

Articles 27, 46 and 47 of the Constitution providesfor mandatory and optional referendum at the national level.

Referendum Acts 1998 and 2001 provides thelegal basisfor the administrative requirements for direct democracy at the national level

Constitutionof Ireland

(Adoptedon December 1937, last amended June 2004)

http://www.constitution.org/cons/ireland/constitution_ireland-en.pdf

The Referendum Acts, 1992 to 2001

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0022/index.html

http://?www.?irishstatutebook.?ie/?1994/?en/?act/?pub/?0012/?sec0024.?html#sec24

http://?www.?irishstatutebook.?ie/?pdf/?1998/?en.?act.?1998.?0001.?pdf

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2001/en.act.2001.0053.pdf