Lucinda Creighton was due to speak on the Civil Partnership Bill this evening but when the Ceann Comhairle called her name the Deputy for Dublin South East was nowhere to be found.

Wondering if the discussions in Fine Gael about the florist cop out amendment are getting a bit too much for her? I’m sure she’ll be back in the new year for the continuation of the debate with her friends in the Iona Institute propping her up. (Lucinda doesn’t really like the bill and wants some sort of protection for those who don’t like gays much either.)