Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I stated before that my view was that it would not be possible to finalise all the elements of the children's rights referendum by the date of the presidential election later this year. The Government has stated its priorities in respect of the Abbeylara case and whistleblower rights and we made the decision yesterday to have a third referendum dealing with the matter of judicial pay. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is pursuing the issue of the completeness of all requirements for the children's referendum. The commitment will be honoured, but it will not be held on the day of the presidential election.

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