Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last week, I asked the Taoiseach if he would facilitate a dedicated debate here on the current difficulties regarding the process in the North. I know the Taoiseach shares my concerns about the summer we have had and what is fomenting below the surface there.

The Taoiseach referred me to the Whips' meeting, at which Deputy Ó Snodaigh raised it, but it is not on the agenda this week. I seek a commitment that he will return to this issue.

The Taoiseach may have noted that the Constitutional Convention voted by a huge majority for citizens in the diaspora and in the North to be given the right to vote in presidential elections. This will go to the Government as a recommendation. Will the Taoiseach give us a sense of the timeframe for dealing with this recommendation?

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