Changing Constitution for gender equality 'will take time'

Labour TD Ivana Bacik said it was 'extraordinary' that Article 41.2, which states 'that by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved', remains part of the Constitution. File picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The Constitution is not reflective of Ireland today, however, changing it to ensure gender equality "will take time", the Children's Minister has said.

Earlier this year, the Citizens' Assembly recommended that references to a woman's place being in the home should be deleted from the Constitution.