Caít Keane (Fine Gael)

Will the Minister provide further clarification? The Bill, as drafted, could be flawed in that it does not define "living separately" and "separated". If a provision for a separation or civil partnership can be made, surely there must be facility if a case ever went to the courts to grant a separation for a civil partnership. Would it be possible to amend this legislation without affecting the civil partnership Act, given this deals with the financial aspect? It is how the citizens are treated that matters in the context of equality rather than the terminology and definitions of "living separately" and "separated".