Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not propose to hold an emergency debate tomorrow. The Government will obviously have to reflect on the outcome of the ballot once it is announced, to consider the nature of that result and to deal with it because we have to find €300 million in savings this year and, clearly, as I have said on many occasions, one can only deal with front-line services being reduced to a limited extent.

I cannot confirm to the Deputy that work is under way in respect of the wording for the outcome of the constitutional convention but I can confirm that the convention is working exceptionally well and that the citizens who were selected at random by an appropriate method have engaged constructively with the political representatives to make the convection work. The level of debate on the issues that have been considered by the convention has been very high. The Deputy will be aware that the convention will send its report to the Government. The Government will consider that report and indicate what its responses to the issues that the convention was mandated to consider should be. We will do that in due course and if the Government decides to accept any of the recommendations made by the convention, it will say so and if the answer is in the affirmative, there will be an indication of a timeline as to when they might be considered by referendum.

I do not propose to prepare a referendum in respect of upward only rent reviews.

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