Frank Feighan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I rise to congratulate and thank my good friend, Conor McGinn, a Labour Party MP in Westminster. Mr. McGinn secured an amendment to ensure that same-sex marriage would be introduced in Northern Ireland unless power sharing is restored in October. He is a great friend of Ireland. He is chair of the all–party parliamentary group on the Irish in Britain and he is involved in the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. This is really positive and can help to restore power sharing in Stormont in Northern Ireland. This is a major move. I wish to thank all the MPs who voted for this. Although sometimes we deride Westminster, what has happened to ensure same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland is highly significant.