Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

I wish to ask the Taoiseach about this strange proposal to introduce legislation on blasphemy and the view of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Constitution. Has the Taoiseach taken any soundings of public reaction, including that of various faith communities, who are hard put to understand why the country will now be faced with an offence of blasphemy in a way that nobody had anticipated or provided for?

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