Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

Briefly, I understand that last week, the Taoiseach articulated that the Attorney General and a number of Ministers and Departments are working through the issue of the referendum on children, arising from the work that was carried out by the committee. As the Government wishes to avoid unintended circumstances, this work is ongoing. Clearly, however, the Government intends to have a referendum. With regard to the by-elections, nothing has been decided.

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