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03/01/2013
Civil Partnerships Make Up 2% Of Total For 2012
429 civil partnerships were registered in 2012, accounting for 2% of all unions in the State, according to figures by the Department of Social Protection.
Of those 429 unions, 263 were between men and 166 were between women, with at least one civil partnership taking place in every county in the Republic.
The Civil Partnership Bill was passed by the Dáil in 2010 and came into force on 1 January 2011.
Since then, a total of 965 gay and lesbian couples have taken part in a civil partnership.
Director of Marriage Equality Moninne Griffith said that she foresees full same-sex marriage being legalised in Ireland during the current Government’s administration.
“They could achieve a wonderful piece of legislation and it would be a fantastic legacy for them. People will have seen that since Civil Partnership Bill was passed that the sky hasn’t fallen down,” she said.
(H/GK)
Of those 429 unions, 263 were between men and 166 were between women, with at least one civil partnership taking place in every county in the Republic.
The Civil Partnership Bill was passed by the Dáil in 2010 and came into force on 1 January 2011.
Since then, a total of 965 gay and lesbian couples have taken part in a civil partnership.
Director of Marriage Equality Moninne Griffith said that she foresees full same-sex marriage being legalised in Ireland during the current Government’s administration.
“They could achieve a wonderful piece of legislation and it would be a fantastic legacy for them. People will have seen that since Civil Partnership Bill was passed that the sky hasn’t fallen down,” she said.
(H/GK)
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