Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

May I say in passing, there is no reason that a Bill of rights should be confined to the Six Counties. We need a Bill of rights for the whole island.

With regard to the legislative priorities, yesterday the Taoiseach said he intended to establish a constitutional convention. How will that be made up and what legislation is required for it? We have a firm view that it should be on an all-Ireland basis. Will that be done? There is also a commitment to a referendum to amend the Constitution to cut the salaries of judges. Does the Taoiseach know when that Bill will be published? When will the children's rights constitutional amendment Bill be published? Will it be based on the wording agreed by the Committee on the Rights of the Child?

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