Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Arising from the Tánaiste's second response, the Government has already committed to having a referendum. The work being done by the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, is to consider the agreed wording proposed by the Oireachtas committee, representative of all parties. Given that the Government has committed to holding a referendum, can we take it that referendum will be held ion 2010 even though the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, is doing his work at the moment in considering the all-party committee's report? This will be a difficult referendum in some respects, but it is committed to and I support it very strongly.

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