Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the actions his Department has taken to give people an opportunity to make an observation or submission to the working group on domestic partnership; where the advertisements seeking submissions were placed; and when was same advertised. [15597/06]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will extend the date for submissions to the working group on domestic partnership. [15598/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together.

I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 619 and 620 of 25 April 2006. I have nothing further to add to that reply other than to state that the Working Group on Domestic Partnership advertised its terms of reference and sought submissions in the following newspapers: on 2 April 2006 in The Sunday Business Post, Ireland on Sunday, Sunday Independent, The Sunday Tribune and Sunday World, on 3 April 2006 in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, The Irish Times and Metro, and on 8 April 2006 in Foinse.