Support for referenda will be ‘case-by case’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will decide on a case-by-case basis whether to campaign for referenda, including for a vote on abortion.

The Government has agreed to timelines for referenda over the next two years and considered the timing of at least 10 national votes at its weekly meeting.

These included future referenda and votes on access to abortion in Ireland, the women’s life in the home, the offence of blasphemy, and a plebiscite on directly elected mayors.