The Taoiseach, when he replied in October last, made it clear that he did not see any great reason for major changes in the Constitution at that time and I should like to ask him if he has changed his mind at all in that regard and if he believes that the average Northern Protestant Unionist should equally be as satisfied as he is with the existing Constitution which, as the Taoiseach knows, under Articles 2 and 3, applies in a united Ireland?

It is not a practice here to answer questions by asking another one but I would like the Deputy to indicate in what respects he finds the Constitution inadequate if he ignores the matters he has already raised, Articles 2 and 3, and the prohibition on legislation for divorce.

Many years ago an allparty committee of the Dáil in consideration of the Constitution made a number of recommendations for its amendment and the Taoiseach, to use his own phrase, has made no attempt whatever to grasp the nettles he talked about grasping.