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- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I commend the Minister and her staff, some of whom are present, on making such a major input into the Bill before us, the legislation providing for the referendum and the Children and Family Relationships Act. The work of departmental staff in preparing the legislation should be acknowledged. This is an historic and important day in the history of the State. The people have spoken....
- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
Frances Fitzgerald: ...of marriage and who can be a solemniser, the current arrangements are long-standing and were not put in place lightly. The role of solemniser is a serious and responsible one. Deputy Buttimer said that he is not sure he would agree with the changes proposed by Deputy McNamara. The person authorised to act as solemniser is nominated either by the approved religion of which he or she is a...
- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The last point made by Deputy McNamara regarding the solemniser is a serious one and I would not like to see that being diluted. Now that we have almost passed this marriage equality legislation, there may be other changes to marriage that Deputies have in mind. The point made by the Deputy is one we must look at in the context of all the contributions to this debate. How marriage is...
- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
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- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
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- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
John Lyons: Why was Deputy Buttimer up with the registrar?
- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I attended a civil partnership in Christchurch in Cork city. It is absolutely beautiful. It is an old church. The Acting Chairman, Deputy Keating, sings in a choir and is a musician. The atmosphere at this wonderful venue was befitting of the occasion. We changed the ceremony venue from being in the registry office. I would like to speak about the context of what we have done as a...
- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
Alan Shatter: ...to be a source of personal irritation for many years. I know many people who have sought to marry have found it to be a cause of irritation too. It has been mentioned by Deputies McNamara and Buttimer. Many years ago, when the civil registry office was effectively located in a solicitors' firm in Kildare Street, civil marriages in Dublin were celebrated there by a Mr. Downey with great...
- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy raises an interesting point in that there is an issue in terms of people being able to get married on a Saturday, for example. I do not necessarily agree with him on who can perform the ceremony. The appropriate person is the registrar. I met the registrar in Cork and her ceremonies, whether marriages or civil partnerships, are among the most moving ceremonies one could attend....
- Marriage Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Oct 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I agree with Deputy Shatter's suggestion. I welcome the amendment and the reduced fee. We can consider this in the context of from where we have come. Civil partnership, as the State allowed it, was the only legal recognition that men and women of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, LGBT, community could get but because of the vote of the people, we are no longer being locked out....