Dáil debates
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages
7:00 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
That cannot be right. Paragraph (a) precludes same-sex couples from being defined as cohabitees. The notion that this is allowable as marriage is against the Minister's argument that this cannot be marriage. My advices come from a law professor who has looked at this matter.
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