Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

As we move through the period up to the referendum on 8 March for the thirty-ninth and fortieth amendments to the Constitution, it is vital and important that the public is protected from mis- or disinformation. The women of Ireland can thank the Irish Countrywomen's Association and several other women's associations that led change in Ireland over the years. Many of those associations are now covered by the National Women's Council. It is a matter of grave concern to me that Orla O'Connor, director of the National Women's Council, writing in The Irish Timeson 6 January stated the following:

Moving to the referendum on a woman’s place in society: a No vote here would be a truly retrograde step. It would say that we accept a Constitution that says a woman’s place is in the home. Article 41.2 may not hurt women directly-----