Dáil debates

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages

 

7:00 pm

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

The Civil Registration Act 2004 already contains provisions in this respect similar to those being inserted here. While I understand the point Deputy Gogarty makes, his express wish is that civil partnership should be as close to marriage as possible. The form of objections that may be made to the partnership and its registration is one of the areas in which the legislation's provisions equate to those in place for marriage. The experience has been that such objections are rarely raised, at least in relation to marriages, and I hazard a guess they will also be rare in the case of civil partnerships. If anyone has an objection, it must not be frivolous because it may not be included unless the person objecting obtains a certificate from a registered general practitioner who knows the person involved.

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