Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The reply may make the issue somewhat moot.

The question relates to my role as Taoiseach in the referendum campaign on the eight amendment of the Constitution. I have no function in the matter. My Department has no role in any campaign related to the referendum and no involvement beyond its normal role of supporting and providing a secretariat for the Government.

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