November referendum was promised earlier this year after recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly on gender equality
TD Kathleen Funchion said the sooner a date for the referendum is set, the better. “I think it is really important the correct information is communicated to people,” she said.
A November referendum was promised by the Government earlier this year following recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly on gender equality. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said in July that it was still the Government’s intention to proceed with the vote. After extensive deliberations, the assembly reported in June 2021 the Constitution should be amended to refer explicitly to gender equality and non-discrimination.
It also said Article 41 of the Constitution, which refers to the family, should be amended “so that it would protect private and family life, with the protection afforded to the family not limited to the marital family”. It said Article 41.2, which refers to women’s “duties in the home”, should be deleted and replaced with language “that is not gender specific and obliges the State to take reasonable measures to support care within the home and wider community”.
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