The Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution plans public hearings on several constitutional issues, including how people in the North can play a more active role in Irish political life. The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has asked the committee to consider proposals that MPs elected in the North should be entitled to sit in the Dail. The committee has invited the public to present written submissions. ail, the Seanad, the electoral system and the courts.
The committee will submit a report on its recommendations by the end of November. Written submissions They can be sent to The All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, Fourth Floor, Phoenix House, 7-9 South Leinster Street, Dublin 2.