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Dáil
‹ Order of Business

Eighth Amendment publication date

Summary

Brendan Howlin sought clarity on the repeal legislation, and the Taoiseach said it was being drafted and would be published the following month. He repeated that court challenges prevented Second Stage from proceeding for now.

For the purposes of clarity, it is my understanding the legislation to enact the outcome of the referendum on the eighth amendment will be published in the timeframe set out. The Bill will be published in the first week of July. There is no impediment to that happening.

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Leo Varadkar The Taoiseach Fine Gael

There is no impediment to it happening in the context of the court challenges, but, obviously, it has to be drafted.

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