Seanad debates

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages

 

12:30 pm

Photo of Fintan WarfieldFintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I had initially proposed amendments on this Stage and the previous Stage that attempted to clear up some typographical errors in the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. The errors were identified by the Minister and added to the long list of delays.

Sinn Féin recently called for these errors to be dealt with in stand-alone legislation that would remove any chance of those amendments being held up by unrelated matters. I welcome the fact that we received confirmation from the Minister, in correspondence she sent to my party leader, Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, that she intends to provide for the technical amendments to Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act, through a separate Bill and not on Committee Stage of the 2017 social welfare Bill, as originally indicated. We are keen to give our full support and to do anything we can to ensure that this legislation has a safe passage through the Houses. I am sure that the Minister understands the hurt and anxiety that has been caused to same-sex couples.

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