Taoiseach Enda Kenny has confirmed that the Irish wording of the proposed amendment to the Constitution in the same-sex marriage referendum is to be changed following suggestions that it might have unintended consequences if passed.
Some observers had claimed that the Irish wording of the amendment, which takes precedence in law, could be construed as preventing heterosexual marriage.
Mr Kenny said that the new wording would clarify matters.
Meanwhile, Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly has said the outcome of the referendum is not something the Government takes for granted.
But he said the reception so far from the public had been very good.
Asked about the contribution of bishops to the debate, he said some had been balanced while others had not.
However, he said on the simple question, the right of two people who love each other to marry, the Irish people were responding to it well.
Elsewhere, the Bishop of Elphin has reportedly said he regrets any hurt his words on same-sex marriage may have caused.
Primate of All Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin told journalists in Maynooth that Bishop Kevin Doran told him last night that he was sorry for any offence he may have caused in his comments on Newstalk Radio.
Dr Doran had said gay parents of children are not necessarily parents and that homosexual people are not born gay or lesbian.
Dr Martin said he is confident that Bishop Doran did not intend any hurt, but that, sometimes, when things are said they can be insensitive.
Speaking on RTÉ's News at One, Dr Martin said that bishops, throughout the debate on the referendum, should try to respect the views of people who think differently to them, but also trust that the views of bishops are heard and respected.
Earlier, he said the people of Ireland need to consider very carefully the profound implications of the Government's same-sex marriage referendum.
He was speaking alongside Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin at an unscheduled news conference in Maynooth.
The referendum on same sex marriage will be held on 22 May.
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