Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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372. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a date will be set for the referendum on marriage equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28323/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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After considering the recommendations of the Convention on the Constitution, Government agreed at its meeting on 5 November 2013 to hold a referendum on marriage equality. My Department is engaged in the early stages of developing the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment and the accompanying legislation including a General Scheme of an Implementation Bill that will be required if a referendum on opening marriage to same-sex couples is passed.

The Government has announced its intention to hold the referendum in the first half of 2015 but a specific date has not yet been set.