Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Very briefly, I see this as a gender equality issue. I see it as being distinct from the issue of caring but that is not to diminish in any way the importance of caring. I felt that the focus should be on asking the people to delete wording in the Constitution that is sexist and outdated.

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