Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I am going to talk about the promised referendum on the eighth amendment. I read in a newspaper this morning that the Fine Gael Cabinet, or the Cabinet, does not believe the outcome of the Citizens' Assembly is acceptable for the party, the Dáil or the people. It appears that the Government, having decided to pursue the Citizens' Assembly process, is now rejecting it without letting the committee finish its work. Perhaps it should elect a new people.

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