The Government uses the guillotine.

The electorate is in no doubt.

Well said.

I thank AILG and LAMA for their interaction with us on these issues. I also thank my colleagues, Senators Boyhan and Keogan, for leading out and bringing Fianna Fáil to the table to understand the needs of county councillors. It is rather sick that people are claiming their party or another party did what was required, because all of us are responding to local authority members. In fairness, the Minister has responded. I ask the Minister to accept amendment No. 80, which actually underpins the wording by requiring …

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

I am not going to take a lot of the Minister's time. When she gets to the regulations, I ask that she consider providing that a member of the local authority be the chair. I will leave it at that. There has been enough said today.

I am wondering about allowing local authority members to come in. The Minister said that any local authority member who wants to sit in on the committee can do so. Will they have voting rights or will voting rights be restricted to the original number?

They will have full voting rights.

As we move through the period up to the referendum on 8 March for the thirty-ninth and fortieth amendments to the Constitution, it is vital and important that the public be protected from misinformation or disinformation. The women of Ireland can thank the Irish Countrywomen's Association and several other women's associations that led change in Ireland over the years. Many of those associations are now covered by the National Women's Council. It is a matter of grave concern to me that Orla O'Connor, director of th…

I appreciate that this is not the debate. She wrote: Article 41.2 may not hurt women directly, but it frames our lives, our society and our value. It gives the State the oppressive role of keeping women from careers or employment of our own, ensuring “that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home”. Ms Justice Denham addressed Article 41.2 in a ruling and she said that "... 41.2 does not assign women to a domestic role. Article 41.2 recognises …

No, no. It is important-----

Fire away.

I understand the Cathaoirleach's perception there-----

No, the fact here is that disinformation and misinformation are being spread by one of the agencies funded by this State, that is, the National Women's Council. She is directly-----

No. She is directly opposing what Ms Justice Denham said. Ms Justice Denham stated the recognition and acknowledgment does not exclude women and mothers from other roles and activities. We must be very straight. It is no secret I am opposed to the referendums.

We have to be very clear in the information we put into the public domain. Of all agencies, the National Women's Council that was founded-----

I am seeking a retraction by the National Women's Council of this scurrilous statement.

It is a matter for this House-----