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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Simon Coveney: It is a very welcome initiative that my Department and the Department of Justice are working closely on this issue. We will continue to work with business organisations until we see shoplifting figures reduce significantly. We need to protect retail staff and their businesses. Much of this is organised crime that needs a comprehensive policing response. We will support businesses to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: The Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, was published on the 12th January 2021. The Irish Ambassador to the Holy See was asked to bring the Report to the attention of the Holy See and has done so. Neither Minister O’Gorman nor I have received correspondence from the Holy See following the publication of the Final Report. As I told the House...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Coveney: Firstly I wish to repeat the apology of the Government and the State to the Irish mothers and their children who ended up in a mother and baby home or a county home. As the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes clearly states, "they should not have been there." Minister O'Gorman has publicly stated that all parties who were involved in the management or delivery of these...

Civil Partnership Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Simon Coveney: ...is also worth noting that the Labour Party introduced a Private Members' Bill which is also very similar to this Bill. We know what is being proposed. The Bill will give legal recognition in Ireland to a relationship for same-sex couples. It will establish a registration scheme for civil partnerships for same-sex couples and it will provide a range of rights and responsibilities - which...