On the thirty-third amendment of the Constitution, the Government in its programme for Government has committed to holding a referendum to protect the right of citizens to communicate in confidence with public representatives. Given that it claims to be protecting the rights of citizens, on the one hand, it is somewhat ironic that it is proposing this amendment as it blatantly misuses private information on citizens and Members of this House supplied to it by the Garda. When will the legislation dealing with this objective of the programme for Government to protect the right of citizens to communicate in confidence with public representatives be published? I do not believe one could have too much confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality if one wanted to communicate with him.

The protected disclosure in the public interest Bill is meant to provide protection against reprisals and victimisation, as well as redress, for workers who disclose information on serious wrongdoing in their workplace. This is another topical issue because it seems anyone who attempted to provide any information or raise any issue on fixed ticket charges became the target and focus of various activities. When is it expected to publish this Bill?

Regarding confidentiality between citizens and politicians, is the Deputy referring to the section in the Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries (Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013, Second Stage of which will be taken tomorrow?

No, I am referring to the protected disclosure in the public interest Bill which is to protect whistleblowers.

That Bill will be taken during this session.

When will it be published? What about the constitutional amendment to protect the right of citizens to communicate in confidence with public representatives?

Will the Deputy repeat his question?

In the programme for Government the Government committed to holding a referendum to protect the right of citizens to communicate in confidence with public representatives. When will this Bill be published?

The Government has decided on two referendums, one on the abolition of Seanad Éireann and the second on a code of civil appeal. In its own time it will make further decisions about further referendums.

Yet this is in the programme for Government.

I know it is in the programme for Government. I am telling the Deputy that the Government will makes it decisions about referendums in its own time. He need not worry as we will have loads of them.