I saw the invitation for guest posts on this, one of my favourite, blogs & I asked if I could send in a rant about media treatment of the social welfare system. The lovely blogger agreed. Life intervened and the piece which was about half written (in my head) was delayed. Then the UK riots […]
Tags:Equality·Lone Parents
Please go and read Tombuktu’s post on the Cedar Lounge – it is an excellent summary of the problems with the Governments Gender Recognition Advisory Group report which was published yesterday. The post also details the problems with the process and also the reaction which might be expected by the mainstream media who won’t […]
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It’s nearly there – the Finance Bill No. 3 2011 which deals with the tax affairs of civil partnerships (and children of civil partners) has passed all stages of the Dáil and is now in the Seanad for consideration. It passed the second stage yesterday. The debate which took place can be read here. There […]
Tags:#cpbill·Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010·Ronan Mullen·Seanad
Last week the HSE published a report that has been three years in the making on the lives of people with disabilities in Ireland who live in congregated settings. There has been very little coverage of its contents or recommendations and I wonder following the Primetime programme on the abuse of people with disabilities and […]
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Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn accompanied by Deputies Kevin Humphreys and John Lyons with the President of the Irish National Teachers Organisation Noreen Flynn and members of the INTO LGBT group. (Pic: K Mulhern) So that work is going well regarding Section 37 Minister?