Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As has been stated, we woke up this morning to hear of a referendum in the coming years. Previously, we heard of a "Constitutional Day" that never materialised. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to respond to and consider various reports of the Constitutional Convention on social, cultural and economic rights, one of which is housing. In light of last week's vote, will the Taoiseach confirm that he will allow consideration of such reports from the convention to be analysed and scrutinised by the relevant committees in order for a more informed decision to be made thereafter on the constitutionality of inserting such rights?

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