No date for children’s referendum

THE Government was last night unable to say if the referendum to strengthen constitutional protections for children will take place before the election, despite giving it the go-ahead.

At its weekly meeting yesterday, the Governmentdecided to publish the bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution.

The bill will be published by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern next Monday along with an outline of the new laws to be introduced if the Constitution is passed.