I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(3) Before this Act comes into operation the Minister shall publish a report which outlines the following: (a) the degree of financial dependence that families with divorced or separated parents have on those parents; (b) an overview of the legal issues with not providing the same level of access to social protection payments for some children’s families based on the marital status of their separated or divorced parents.”. The Supreme Court wanted to equalise the situation, whereby cohabiting people would have the same entitlements as married, separated and divorced people if their partner died.
Instead, the Minister will apply the legislation to cohabiting people while excluding separated and divorced people.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Ruth Coppinger and Louise O'Reilly; Níl, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 58–84 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 60–84 |
| Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." | Carried | 83–61 |
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Carried | 86–62 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 84–64 |
| Amendment to amendment put: | Lost | 63–84 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 84–64 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 84–64 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 84–64 |
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