Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In respect of statements on Northern Ireland, I do not know whether Deputy Micheál Martin is talking about after the Christmas break, but I do not have an objection to this. I will also see whether we can do something about having a common condemnation of the Taliban's wanton murder of children.

The climate change Bill will be taken in the first week following the resumption of the Dáil.

I expect the debate on the Water Services Bill to conclude in the Dáil and the Seanad before Christmas and hope we can agree on dealing with it.

The terms of reference of the mother and baby homes commission of investigation will be brought to the Cabinet at the first meeting after Christmas. They will be debated in the House.

In respect of the referendums, the Government made two decisions this morning to hold a referendum on the proposal put by the Constitutional Convention on the reduction of the eligibility of age to vote in presidential elections and to give authorisation to the Minister for Justice and Equality to draft the marriage equality Bill to hold a referendum on the issue. Both referendums will be held on the one day in May 2015, but the Government did not decide on a final date. The Minister will come back to the Government when she has finalised her proposals in respect of the marriage equality question. The Government has to set up a referendum commission and so on in dealing with these matters.

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