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class="MsoNormal">The Children’s Minister has insisted that the Children’s Rights Referendum will be held this Autumn as promised.

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class="MsoNormal">The comments come from Frances Fitzgerald after Fianna Fail expressed concern that the wording of the Constitutional amendment has not yet been published.

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class="MsoNormal">The party also said it is worried that a rushed referendum may lead to the public being badly informed.

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class="MsoNormal">The date for the  Referendum will be revealed in a few weeks time when the Cabinet returns for the Autumn Dáil term.

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class="MsoNormal">However Minister Fitzgerald says there will be plenty of time for debates to take place.

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class="MsoNormal">She is adamant a date for this referendum will be revealed in the coming weeks.

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