It’s nearly there – the Finance Bill No. 3 2011 which deals with the tax affairs of civil partnerships (and children of civil partners) has passed all stages of the Dáil and is now in the Seanad for consideration. It passed the second stage yesterday. The debate which took place can be read here. There [...]
Tags:#cpbill·Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010·Ronan Mullen·Seanad
On Wednesday the Finance No. 3 Bill 2011 was debated in Dáil Eireann and passed through second stage without a vote. The Bill seeks to revise the tax codes which are affected by the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010. One clause of the bill will give a child whose parents are [...]
Tags:#cpbill·Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010
The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan today published the Finance No. 3 Bill 2011. This bill will change tax legislation affected by the passage of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010. These matters were omitted from the Finance Bill published at the beginning of the year before the collapse of [...]
Tags:#cpbill·Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
There is going to be a lot of revisionism and distorting of the facts in the next four weeks and I am sure we’ll be catching and factchecing a lot of claims along the way. Some of it is off before the campaign has begun, no surprise there! On Friday Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, [...]
Tags:#cpbill·#ge11·Brian Lenihan·Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act·Green Party
It was confirmed last night that the sections to be included in the Finance Bill to provide for the rights accorded to Civil Partners would not be ready for debate for another month. As I mentioned yesterday it was the intention of the Minister for Finance to include the section at committee stage. In the [...]
Tags:#cpbill·#ge11·Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act·Finance Bill
The shambles and uncertainty that is Irish politics at the moment may effect the passage of legislation on civil partnerships due to be debated before the General Election. The Finance Bill published last Friday was due to be amended during the committee stage to contain provisions for the recognition of Civil Partnerships within tax systems. [...]
Tags:#cpbill·Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act·Finance Bill 2011
Berfore the debate took place yesterday you may remember hearing that FF were having a special meeting with Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Dermot Ahern. The meeting was to discuss the possible inclusion of an amendment protecting those who do not want to offer services to those registering their civil partnership or being [...]
Tags:#cpbill·Dáil Éireann·Irish Times·Law·Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform
Mary Minihan in today’s Irish Times reports that Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, will meet this morning with FF TD’s to discuss matters pertaining to the Civil Partnership Bill before tonights debate. Sean Connick TD in his role as chairperson of the Fianna Fáil justice policy committee has called the meeting. [...]
Very interesting blog post from FG Senator Paschal Donohue opposing the tabling never mind inclusion of an amendment to the Civil Partnership Bill allowing service providers and others not to provide services to those taking part in Civil Partnerships. Paschal has three reasons for his opposition. 1. Firstly, the law is the law. We cannot [...]
Tags:#cpbill·Civil Partnership Bill·Freedom of thought·Sexual orientation
The Irish Catholic reports (not sure of publication date) that there is growing support for a concientious objector or ‘religious freedom’ amendment to the Civil Partnership Bill. (h/t Ian) Amongst the TD’s quoted as being supportive are Mattie McGrath (FF – Tipperary South) and Lucinda Creighton (FG Dublin South East) Irish Catholic editor (and former [...]
Tags:#cpbill·Dublin South East·Fianna Fáil·Fine Gael·Labour·Lucinda Creighton·Mattie McGrath
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