Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
31 May 2012 (2012-05-31)
To permit the state to ratify the European Fiscal Compact
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 955,091 60.37%
No 626,907 39.63%
Valid votes 1,581,998 99.55%
Invalid or blank votes 7,206 0.45%
Total votes 1,589,204 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 3,144,828 50.53%
Result
  1. Yes (60.3%)
  2. No (39.7%)

The Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Act 2012 (previously bill no. 23 of 2012) amended the Constitution of Ireland to permit Ireland to ratify the 2012 European Fiscal Compact and to preclude measures taken under the Compact from being held to be inconsistent with the Irish constitution. It was approved by referendum on 31 May 2012, by 60.3% to 39.7%, on a turnout of 50% and was signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins on 27 June 2012.

The decision to hold a referendum on the Fiscal Compact was made by the Irish government following advice from the Attorney General, and was announced by Taoiseach Enda Kenny on 28 February 2012 prior to the signing ceremony.

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