One of the services that the Oireachtas Library and Research Service provides for members is a Bills Digest Service and I received a copy of the digest that has been prepared for Oireachtas members on the Civil Partnership Bill. The purpose of the Bills Digest Service is to aid Members in the scrutiny of legislation […]
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And so it begins. . . A few interesting items are starting to arrive in my inbox prior to the debating of the Civil Partnership Bill. First is a letter from the Christian Solidarity Party sent to all TD’s and Senators. (Text is also uploaded here). In summary; Marriage is threatened by the bill, homosexuals […]
Do the Iona Institute think the Irish public and their elected representatives are a few sultanas short of the full wedding cake? Well they must obviously with the latest line of lobbying that is underway with regard to the Civil Partnership Bill. Yesterday we heard that Iona Institute and their Director, my favourite passive aggressive, […]
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Civil Partnership. No not Dermot, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who published the Civil Partnership Bill earlier this year but our Dear Iar-Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. As you may have noticed Bertie has a book out and has been on the book tour trail both here and abroad and has been enthralling interviewers with […]
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She writes to antagonise. Many of you are going to be extremely angry at reading her latest bit of rubbish. I could suggest that you not to bother with her. Or you could make her some Irish Stew. Or tell her something about children’s rights because she claims to be something of an expert. She’ […]