It is with regret that this committee notes a distinct shift from the ethos on which the success of Dochas was built and the committee express concerns over future direction of the prison. Dochas Prison Visiting Committee Report I have visited the Dochas Centre (in a personal/unpaid capacity) on a number of occasions over the […]
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Minister (s) for Equality
March 24th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Equality, Irish Politics
It seems we are blessed with 3 Ministers for Equality this evening – our cup truly runneth over! Brian Cowen emailed supporters this evening inviting them to see his ‘New Cabinet Team’. The Fianna Fáil website is full of smiling faces and mini biographies along with brief explanations of the new remits for the changed […]
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Civil Partnership Bill delayed
April 12th, 2009 · 9 Comments · LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships
In January 18 pieces of legislation were promised for publication by Goverment Chief Whip and Minister for State, Pat Carey. They were to be published by April 9, the last day of the current Dáil session. Seven of these bills were to emerge from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform including the Civil […]
Tags:Chief Whip·Civil Partnership Bill·Department of Justice·European Parliament·European Union·Government