Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry I am only concentrating on Professor O'Cinneide. There are issues he raised in his submission that interest me. There is also the issue of legitimate expectation. The Constitution is a strong document. We believe in it and that it will vindicate our rights. We have a legitimate expectation that the State will uphold those constitutional rights. I support putting this wording in the Constitution. That gives the State added responsibility. It already has responsibility. This is a committee dealing with housing. It does not necessarily get results but we focus on it across the Houses of the Oireachtas. I thought that if citizens came out in large numbers to vote in a referendum to include this provision in the Constitution, they would do so on the basis that they would have some sort of leverage or legitimate expectation to be able to crank the State into position. Professor O'Cinneide referred to disabled people who might be in dire need of housing. Surely they will have significant rights. This will enhance a rights base to housing for the citizen. Would I be correct in saying that?