Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - N'okpuru usoro iheomume mbụ nke German Presidency of the Council of the European Union setịpụrụ na ọkara mbụ nke 2007, e mere atụmatụ na a ga-akwado nkwekọrịta ahụ kpamkpam na njedebe nke 2008, si otú a na-abanye n'ike na 1 January 2009. Otú ọ dị, atụmatụ a kụrụ afọ n'ala, nke bụ isi n'ihi mbido mbụ nke nkwekọrịta ahụ na 2008 site na ndị ntuli aka Irish na referendum, mkpebi nke a gbanwere na referendum nke abụọ.
n'ọnwa Ọktoba afọ 2009. Ireland, dị ka iwu ya si chọọ, bụ nanị mba so n'òtù ndị ahụ mere ntụliaka maka nkwekọrịta ahụ.