Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I join others in expressing condemnation of the atrocity in Madrid this morning. Like Senator Glynn, I have a son living in Spain although he does not reside in Madrid. My family is looking forward to attending a wedding in Spain this summer. It was with great sorrow that I heard about this morning's atrocity and the number of deaths involved. I extend my sympathy to the Spanish people.

Like other Members, I urge caution upon the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in respect of his proposals to restrict citizenship rights for children of foreign nationals. As a number of previous speakers stated, this is a matter about which we must be extremely careful. We do not want it to be dealt with in conjunction with the local and European elections and I ask that the Minister delay the referendum to a later date in order that further discussion can take place.