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 Frances BlackFrances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not have much to say. Like Deputies Clare Daly and Ó Laoghaire I do not have a big problem with including reasonable economic rights in the Constitution because those protections are there for a reason. The courts have always been wary of overstepping the line and acting very strongly on them. I would like to hear a little bit more on what the fears or concerns might be if we introduced one of the suggested clauses covering care work. What does the Government realistically expect it to do, especially if it is the more symbolic option one mentioned by Deputy O'Callaghan?

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