Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I also take this opportunity to wish everyone, women in particular, a happy International Women's Day. I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle for having invited RTÉ to celebrate in this building this morning. The Tánaiste has anticipated my question because I was going to follow on from the question Deputy Munster raised. We should very much welcome that on International Women's Day the Cabinet has agreed to publish the wording of the referendum. My question was going to be the follow-on question about the establishment of the commission. I welcome the fact that Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy will chair it. Perhaps the Tánaiste could again clarify the timing and give his reassurance, assuming not too much time will be needed for Committee and Report Stages of such a short piece of legislation, that as much time as possible, and as needed, will be allocated in the House to ensure we pass the legislation and that it go to the Upper House as quickly as possible.

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