Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Citizens' Assembly and the Oireachtas committee each got legal advice and came forward with recommendations on how best to repeal the eighth amendment. As the Government now navigates this important sensitive issue towards holding a referendum this summer we need to get our legal advice. We are still in the process of doing that. I expect to advise Government on this matter by the end of this month or the start of next month. I would be very happy at that stage to brief Members of this House and all parties and groupings once the Government has made a decision on that.

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