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

I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 to 29, inclusive, together.

Various proposals for constitutional reform are currently under consideration. Some arise form the programme for Government and others from the work of citizens' assemblies, the Joint Committee on Gender Equality, and others such as the EU agreement on a unified patent court that arise from legal requirements. While no final decisions have been made as yet on the timing for the holding of referendums, the Government is keen to progress matters expeditiously and attaches a particular priority to gender equality issues.

Regarding housing specifically, the Housing Commission established in December 2021 will bring forward proposals for the wording of the referendum on housing by July of this year for the Government and the Oireachtas to consider. The recent establishment of the Electoral Commission, which will replace the Referendum Commission, among other things, will help to streamline the conduct of referendums.

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