Tomorrow morning (Wednesday 24th) the Committee stage of the Civil Partnership Bill will commence in the Oireachtas. The meeting commences at 10am and will be available to watch online. (Link to Windows Media Player or Link to Flash )
The Committee stage is where amendments are tabled and debated. This will take place over a number of days, return to the Dáil for report stage where amendments notified are debated and voted on and the Bill is then passed as amended and sent to the Seanad.
A live blog of the debate will be available and you can comment directly there or in the box below or via twitter by tagging your tweets with #cpbill
Update: Thanks to Tipster for the link to the amendments tabled for Committee stage.
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What’s the story on a florist amendment? I emailed committee members and TDs, heard back from Labour and FG (against it) but haven’t heard back from any FFers or Greens though @EamonRyan never (or maybe rarely) replies to emails so not much significance to that necessarily. Any news on whether it’s even being considered as an amendment?
DeeB, amendments tabled are published here: http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=14552&CatID=85
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any updates from today? i have been scouring the government website but no info on what happened. will it be passed before easter recess?
Hi,
just wondering what you think of section 169-192 of the bill dealing with cohabitants?
Is it ok for all cohabitants to be subject to what amounts to failed marriage laws after living with someone for 3 years, whereby either party can chase the other through the courts for maintenance, property & pension rights even though nobody signed up to it initially?
Jackie – Committee stage will continue – we’re not sure when yet – the bill will not be passed the Dáil before Easter and then it’s on to the Seanad. You can catch some coverage on the liveblog and you can also keep an eye here when the proceedings will be published.
Rolly1 – You can optout of the redress schemes
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