Government Chief Whip Pat Carey yesterday announced the legislative programme forseen by the government for the coming Dáil session which commences this afternoon and ends on April 9. Among the list is the Civil Partnership Bill. Publication of the bill does not mean necessarily that it will be debated in this period. Harry McGee notes […]
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Miriam Lord writes in today’s Irish Times about the busy day yesterday – attending the Dáil commemoration and the recalling of the Oireachtas to debate the legislation needed to nationalise Anglo Irish Bank. The first event was mixed with the vibe of the second it seems. Yet even though the country is going through “turmoilâ€? […]
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Public Servants who are in non-marital relationships and wish to pass their pensions to partners have long complained about futile contributions that they have made to widows and orphans funds only not be able to transfer them to their partners when they die. Former Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy annouced a review of the arrangements in 2004. It […]
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…to those campaigning for Civil Partnership legislation/Civil Marriage, be they individuals or groups … – Stop appearing in audiences of shows like Questions and Answers – especially when the panel is not balanced with representation of someone from the lesbian and gay/equality and human rights sector. RTE need to be taught a lesson and ‘rent […]
Tags:civil partnership in Ireland·Homosexuality·Human rights·Lucinda Creighton·Pat Kenny·Same-sex marriage
While I was away I saw that GLEN had it’s 2007 annual report launched by Sean Aylward, Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on behalf of the Minister Dermot Ahern who was not able to attend due to urgent government business. On the same day the Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, released […]
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