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http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gay-couples-to-get-equal-rights-1038656.html
GAY couples are to be given the same legal rights as other couples during the course of the current Dail, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern confirmed yesterday.
Under a new civil partnership law, gay and co-habiting couples will be entitled to the same tax breaks, social welfare benefits, pension schemes and inheritance rights as married couples have now, he said.
The new government coalition was committed to providing full equality to same-sex couples and would like to have legislation enacted as soon as possible to make this a reality, Mr Ahern said at the re-launch of a gay community centre - Outhouse on Capel Street, Dublin, which has survived two arson attacks.
The times they are a changing. Homosexual intercourse was only legalised in 1993 and soon they will be able to get "married". I blame American tv.
Edit: Btw Dáil means government or Congress (sort of) depending on where you are. An Taoiseach is the Prime Minister.
GAY couples are to be given the same legal rights as other couples during the course of the current Dail, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern confirmed yesterday.
Under a new civil partnership law, gay and co-habiting couples will be entitled to the same tax breaks, social welfare benefits, pension schemes and inheritance rights as married couples have now, he said.
The new government coalition was committed to providing full equality to same-sex couples and would like to have legislation enacted as soon as possible to make this a reality, Mr Ahern said at the re-launch of a gay community centre - Outhouse on Capel Street, Dublin, which has survived two arson attacks.
The times they are a changing. Homosexual intercourse was only legalised in 1993 and soon they will be able to get "married". I blame American tv.
Edit: Btw Dáil means government or Congress (sort of) depending on where you are. An Taoiseach is the Prime Minister.