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

Dr. Laura Cahillane:

Of course the Senator is right. We can never predict with absolute certainty how the courts will interpret anything in the Constitution. That goes for any provision and that is why the Minister is making the argument that we cannot tell how the courts would interpret this provision in years to come. As I have said, that is not necessarily a reason to try to avoid amending the Constitution in any way. Could the Senator remind me of her second question?

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