Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)

The Deputy will have an ideal opportunity to do something in June to mark that occasion. I am chairman of the decade of commemorations committee and I would be delighted to do something through the committee with the Deputy. If she can suggest an event and a location we can certainly do that following her initiative today in raining the matter in the House. I am sure the committed would be delighted to accommodate her.

Women's rights and the suffragette movement were specifically mentioned when we were appointing the academic advisory group. We added a number of experts to the advisory committee, including one in particular who has a special interest in the area of women's rights and the suffragette movement to cover precisely the issue the Deputy has highlighted. I can talk to the Deputy about organising an event to coincide with the anniversary of what happened in June 1912.

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