Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Regarding the legislative programme and the Dáil's business schedule, how will the findings of the Citizens' Assembly be handled? At the weekend it was reported in the newspapers that there had been an argument about whether they should be dealt with by the health committee or, as the Taoiseach told us when questioned, an all-party committee on which all parties and groups would be represented. Groups affected by the issue, for example, Terminations for Medical Reasons, are concerned that it be an all-party committee and specialist committee, one that would allow each group to have a say, unlike the health committee which is burdened by many other matters. When will the committee be convened? We should not sit and wait for the Citizens' Assembly to revert to us. It has until June next year to report. Groups are calling for the committee to be convened now in order that it could meet.

Since next week will be the last sitting week, will the Taoiseach tell the House whether the issue of Traveller ethnicity will be dealt with before or after Christmas?

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