Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Senator that it would be helpful to have the Minister attend, but I cannot accede to it being next week. I immediately sought a response from the Minister during the Order of Business. I am told that the Government is studying the conclusions of the court, but is conscious that the High Court is hearing a petition under the provisions of the Referendum Act 1994. That petition stands adjourned until mid-January in 2013 and the Minister correctly believes that it would be inappropriate to make comment on the case next week.