Ms Orla O'Connor:

There are two issues. That is why we think that the recognition of care is important. We also know that the care issue is at the centre of women's' inequality. One of the key areas that the NWCI has been working on for many years is the distribution of care. There needs to be greater distribution of care work between women and men. We think it is important that this be included in the provision. That is why our own wording in the Constitutional Convention referred to persons caring. That is important. We are proposing recognition of care in a gender-neutral frame, which recognises that it is important for men and women, for all people in society. Women are saying to us that they want the recognition, but they also want to see this issue advanced. That is why we think it is important that this be accompanied by a legislative programme.