Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

Question 6: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from the Human Rights Commission on the rights of [i]de facto [/i]couples, which warned that Ireland could be in breach of international human rights conventions in not making provision for [i]de facto[/i] couples; the steps he intends to take to provide full rights for such couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22149/06]

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