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# children and family relationships bill

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# Explainer
Surrogacy in Ireland: Where do we stand?
The referendum on marriage equality is only a few days away. However, other issues have been entering the debate.
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May 17th 2015, 8:00 AM
# marriage ref
Conservative senator Jim Walsh resigns from Fianna Fáil parliamentary party
He does not agree with certain aspects of new family law.
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Mar 26th 2015, 4:30 PM
# The High Table Interview
7 things we learned from our VERY revealing interview with Ronan Mullen
The independent senator talked same-sex marriage, adoption and being approached by Fine Gael in an interview with TheJournal.ie.
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Mar 26th 2015, 3:30 PM
Voices
'I mistakenly believed I had legal rights to my own children'
New legislation being published today will give protections to non-traditonal Irish families.
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Feb 19th 2015, 1:00 PM
# State of the Nation
Will new family law impact same-sex marriage vote?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Feb 18th 2015, 11:55 AM
# family rules
New law will make it illegal to pay for surrogate mothers
Leo Varadkar has also promised a register of donor conceived children.
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Feb 17th 2015, 8:50 PM
# State of the Nation
Gay adoption law will be in place before marriage equality vote
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Jan 21st 2015, 9:00 AM
Voices
Column: Long-overdue Bill will bring sweeping changes our understanding of 'family'
A new Bill under consideration would herald extensive changes to family law in Ireland, although the issue of surrogacy is still not addressed.
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Oct 8th 2014, 8:00 PM
# Parentage
Oireachtas committee says children should have a right to know who their biological parents are
The recommendations of the committee also include provisions for recognising same-sex adoptions made abroad.
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May 29th 2014, 8:16 PM
# Think of the Children
Doctors: Punishing parents using commercial surrogacy services won't benefit anyone
Proposals in new legislation to enforce penalties for this would likely be unenforceable anyway, they said.
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Apr 9th 2014, 1:53 PM