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
Ms Orla O'Connor:
We favour amendment, which is why we are particularly looking to examine legislative options in the assembly. This referendum should be used as an opportunity to advance women's equality. There are examples out there - in the United Kingdom, for example, there is a Care Act that looks more explicitly at the rights of carers. We would like to be able to consider that more. With regard to how the assembly is done, and similar to the work done on the eighth amendment, it is important that constitutional and legislative options come forward at the Oireachtas committee. It is a matter of going back to the legislators.
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