Women’s legislation and working-party report
De Rossa asked when promised legislation on legitimacy and women’s domicile, and the inter-departmental working-party report, would be available. Fennell and the Ceann Comhairle treated this as a separate question; no timetable was provided.
As the Minister spoke at the reception concerning various committees in which she is involved, could she indicate whether the legislation which she promised will be available shortly — for instance, legislation on legitimacy and on the domicile of women? Will these promises be met?
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I am trying to establish that this reception must have had some purpose other than to get together. I presume its purpose was to announce some tangible——
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——improvement in the status of women? I am asking the Minister of State if the Bill on legitimacy and that on the domicile of women and the report of the inter-departmental working party will be available shortly, or when any or all will be available.