Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Ceist:17 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Taoiseach the action it is proposed to take on the latest report of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10283/02]
Vol. 551 No. 3
17 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Taoiseach the action it is proposed to take on the latest report of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10283/02]
The Seventh Progress Report on Parliament, which has only recently been published has been circulated to all Departments for consideration. In so far as Northern Ireland is concerned, in April 1998, I wrote to the all-party committee asking it to examine how people living in Northern Ireland might play a more active part in national political life, to the extent that they so desire and in a spirit consistent with the principles underlying the Good Friday Agreement. I am grateful to the committee which agreed to undertake this review as part of its wider review of the institutions of the State. In undertaking this aspect of its work, the committee had the benefit of submissions received from a number of organisations and individuals, including the SDLP and Sinn Féin.