Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I move:

That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the Civil Unions Bill 2006, the Second Reading of which had, prior to the dissolution of Dáil Éireann on 29 April 2007, been postponed until 21 August 2007, is hereby:

restored to the Order Paper on Committee Stage; and

referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights in accordance with Standing Order 114 and paragraph 1(a)(i) of that committee's Orders of Reference.

The Select Committee shall, in accordance with Standing Order 87, send a message to the Dáil in relation to the completion of its consideration of the Civil Unions Bill 2006, not later than the end of 2007.

I wish to share time with Deputies McManus and Ó Snodaigh.

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