Is referendum an attempt to divert us from the crisis?

Who exactly decided we need a referendum on children’s right’s at this present moment?

Do we seriously need to pull off a fiscal project allegedly ‘protecting’ the rights of our children, and what exact ‘rights’ will be protected that aren’t already being protected now? Or is this yet another attempt to divert the Irish populace from more immediate problems, such as our current political and socio-economic crisis?

This proposed change to our constitution will do nothing more to increase child protection than is already being done. In fact, the erosion of family rights should cause rightful concern.