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An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Colm Keaveney: ...Constitutional Convention, some of the recommendations that should have happened involved social issues. The marriage referendum was born of the Constitutional Convention but we did not see any progress on blasphemy. Despite the fact that Fine Gael and Labour stood before the people in 2011 and said they would tackle this wholeheartedly, there is no political reform. It is hard to know...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Convention suggested lowering the age of eligibility for election to the Dáil from 21 to 18 years, which would be very useful. I have tabled legislation on removing the offence of blasphemy from the Constitution, which is something that is not only preposterous in a modern society but is being used up to this day to quell dissent in ways with which I do not think anyone who...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Catherine Murphy: ...the President, but because of how tame this is compared with what is required. I was a member of the Constitutional Convention and diligently went along to all but one of the sessions, the one on blasphemy. I remember the debate we had on this topic because I had brought forward a Bill in December 2011, which was debated in this Chamber on a Friday. I was told that I would have to wait...