The constitutional convention has made a range of recommendations for constitutional change during the past 12 months or so. What plans has the Government? Is a referendum day being considered or is it a question of prioritising some of the recommendations? How will the Government handle the matter during the remainder of its term?

What political arrangements have been made for keeping the Narrow Water Bridge on the cross-Border agenda, given its importance in the greater scheme of things in the north east? Perhaps the Taoiseach could advise the House of how that will be done.

We have already made arrangements for the Narrow Water Bridge to be on the agenda for the North-South Ministerial Council meeting in June, which will be hosted here. This is an issue that concerns a great number of people obviously. We want to keep that very much alive.

As to the constitutional convention change, Government has already agreed that there should be a referendum next year on equality of marriage - gay marriage - and reference to a number of other propositions, for example, a reduction in the voting age in regard to presidential elections. There will be no referendum this year in that sense, so Government will have to make a decision as to the number of referenda that will be held arising from the recommendations of the constitutional convention. So, the political process will be to put in place a commission to make preparations for whatever number of referenda Government decides and to introduce the legislation so the questions can be asked. That process will be put in train in plenty of time, but we have to make a decision as to what number and on what issues besides the one that is already confirmed.