Our second question is, why, when amending Article 41.1, the Minister is doing so by inserting the phrase that he is proposing here, after "the Family, ", whether founded on marriage or on other durable relationships". In the Minister's speech on 14 December 2023 where he referred to durable relationships, he stated: It simply recognises that the concept of the family outlined in Article 41 is no longer limited to the marital family and also encompasses other durable, committed relationships, including one-parent families and cohabiting couples and their children.
We want to recognise at the start of the article on the family, in Article 41.1.1°, that there are families beyond the marital family and that the definition of family includes those who are married but other durable relationships as well.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Ivana Bacik and Sean Sherlock; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." | Carried | 78–61 |
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