David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the amendment. It shows growing sophistication on the part of the Government. Relationships nowadays come in many different varieties and quite a few successful relationships, and some unsuccessful ones, consist of a situation where the parties concerned do not live together. The amendment is a recognition of that and it is a very good thing.

I do not know why people are coy about the word "sexual". It is what lies behind the personal element. I am sure what is meant is that the persons concerned have a sexual relationship without living together.