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Two referendums were held simultaneously in Ireland on 27 October 2011, each on a proposed amendment of the Constitution of Ireland. The proposed amendments are on judicial salaries pay cuts, and to provide additional powers to Oireachtas committees. They were held on the same day as the 2011 presidential election and a Dáil by-election in Dublin West. An application to prevent both referendums from going ahead was refused by the Supreme Court on 26 October 2011. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties said the information provided to voters in advance of polling in the two constitutional referendums was "tardy and inadequate".〔Edwards, Elaine.("Referendum information 'inadequate' - ICCL" ). ''The Irish Times''. 27 October 2011.〕 ==Twenty-ninth Amendment== (詳細はjudicial salaries. This became contentious in the context of widespread salary cuts during the Irish financial crisis. Under the Constitution a judge's salary may not be reduced during their term of office. This is intended to protect the independence of the judiciary and prevent governments from imposing pay cuts as a reprisal for judgments with which they disagree. The amendment was passed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irish constitutional referendums, 2011」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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