{"id":1233,"date":"2018-04-14T09:03:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T14:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1233"},"modified":"2018-04-14T09:03:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T14:03:51","slug":"citizens-assembly-considers-fixed-term-parliaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1233","title":{"rendered":"Citizens&#8217; Assembly Considers &#8216;Fixed Term&#8217; Parliaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CitizensAssemblyRollingnews_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CitizensAssemblyRollingnews_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CitizensAssemblyRollingnews_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Citizens&#8217; Assembly is to meet this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>It will discuss &#8216;Fixed-term Parliaments&#8217; today ahead of a vote tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The Citizens&#8217; Assembly will see 99 members hear presentations today relevant to their examination of the topic of &#8216;Fixed-term Parliaments&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It will decide whether there should be greater restrictions in place on the Taoiseach&#8217;s ability to advise the President to dissolve the D\u00e1il, and will require them to consider a number of constitutional articles.<\/p>\n<p>Today Dr Eoin Daly from NUI Galway will explain current law and practice on the summoning and dissolving of the D\u00e1il and Seanad \u00c9ireann.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow the members will vote by secret ballot on the recommendations they wish to make to the Houses of the Oireachtas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1233\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1233&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1233\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1233&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1233\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1233&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1233\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Citizens&#8217; Assembly is to meet this weekend. 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