Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 to 16, inclusive, together.

The constitutional amendment concerning the entitlements to Irish citizenship of children of non-national parents will be held on 11 June 2004. The Government has no further proposals at present to hold any other referenda in 2004. The position will continue to be held under review in the light of developments including the outcome of the examination by the Government of the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution's ninth progress report on private property, which was published on 7 April, the outcome of the examination of the report published on 28 April 2004 by the Committee on Procedures and Privileges sub-committee on reform of the Seanad, and the outcome of the Intergovernmental Conference on the draft constitutional treaty which commenced in Rome on 4 October 2003.

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