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lgbt@labour.ie

TIME TO LOBBY FOR CIVIL UNION BILL IS NOW.

LABOUR LGBT CALLS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR A CONCERTED LOBBY CAMPAIGN FROM NOW TIL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

On Feb. 20th and 21st (Tuesday and Wednesday next) from 7-8.30pm, the Labour Party will introduce its Civil Unions Bill to the Dail for debate. This is the first time ever Civil Union is debated in our Dail.

We would ask you, if you support the Bill, to contact your local Fianna Fail and PD TDs (who are likely to vote against the Bill) in advance of the debate, and ask them to indicate how they intend to vote on this issue. TDs are particularly sensitive to messages from their constituents.


Each TD has an email which follows the pattern name.surname@oireachtas.ie , emails and phone numbers of each TD are in the phone book. Please call your local constituency TD. You can phone the Dáil at 01-6183000 and ask to be put through to your local TD to ask them how they intend to vote on Tuesday and Wednesday on the Civil Union Bill.
We would also ask you in particular to contact Michael McDowell, the Tanaiste, and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Leader of the PD’s. Email minister@justice.ie or register your support for the Civil Union Bill by ringing the Minister’s office at 01-6028202.



For your convenience you can cut & paste the following message (please amend as you see fit) :


“ Dear Deputy X,

I would like to ask you to support the forthcoming Civil Unions Bill to be debated in the Dail on Tue/Wed 20th/21st Feb.

Both the Taoiseach and the Tanaiste have stated their support for protections for Lesbian & Gay couples.

This debate will offer you an opportunity to demonstrate your support for equality.

Yours, …



For those who cannot travel to Dublin , a webcast of the debate will be available on www.oireachtas.ie from 7-8.30pm on each evening.

A copy of Labour's Civil Union Bill can be downloaded at:

http://www.labour.ie/campaigns/listing/20061214124921.html.

and an explantory memorandum here

http://www.labour.ie/download/pdf/civil_unions_memo.pdf

There is also a chance to view this debate in the public gallery. You can There are places for 120 people in the Dail Gallery. If you would like to attend, contact Cathy Flanagan at 01-6184715 or email: cathy.flanagan@labour.ie to reserve a seat in the public gallery for the debate. Seats will be reserved on a first come first served basis.

Rachel Mathews McKay

Co-Chair, Labour LGBT

Richie Keane

Co-Chair, Labour LGBT

lgbt@labour.ie

just a reminder please email/ring your TDs this weekend and on monday

krayZpaving

For those who may be interested, this is the voting record (this is accurate, because Emmet Stagg (Labour) demanded a walk-through vote):


Those voting to postpone Second Reading for six months (i.e. to have the Bill drop off the Order Paper at the dissolution of the Dáil):

Ahern, Dermot.
Ahern, Michael.
Ahern, Noel.
Ardagh, Seán.
Blaney, Niall.
Brady, Johnny.
Brady, Martin.
Browne, John.
Callanan, Joe.
Callely, Ivor.
Carey, Pat.
Carty, John.
Cassidy, Donie.
Collins, Michael.
Coughlan, Mary.
Cowen, Brian.
Cregan, John.
Cullen, Martin.
Curran, John.
de Valera, Síle.
Dempsey, Tony.
Dennehy, John.
Devins, Jimmy.
Ellis, John.
Finneran, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Dermot.
Fleming, Seán.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Glennon, Jim.
Grealish, Noel.
Hanafin, Mary.
Harney, Mary.
Haughey, Seán.
Hoctor, Máire.
Jacob, Joe.
Keaveney, Cecilia.
Kelleher, Billy.
Kelly, Peter.
Kitt, Tom.
Lenihan, Conor.
McDowell, Michael.
McEllistrim, Thomas.
McGuinness, John.
Martin, Micheál.
Moloney, John.
Moynihan, Donal.
Moynihan, Michael.
Mulcahy, Michael.
Nolan, M. J.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
Ó Fearghaíl, Seán.
O'Connor, Charlie.
O'Donnell, Liz.
O'Donoghue, John.
O'Flynn, Noel.
O'Keeffe, Batt.
O'Keeffe, Ned.
O'Malley, Fiona.
O'Malley, Tim.
Parlon, Tom.
Power, Peter.
Power, Seán.
Roche, Dick.
Sexton, Mae.
Smith, Brendan.
Smith, Michael.
Treacy, Noel.
Wallace, Mary.
Walsh, Joe.
Wilkinson, Ollie.
Woods, Michael.
Wright, G. V.

Those voting to have Second Stage taken immediately:

Allen, Bernard.
Boyle, Dan.
Breen, Pat.
Broughan, Thomas P.
Bruton, Richard.
Burton, Joan.
Connaughton, Paul.
Costello, Joe.
Coveney, Simon.
Crawford, Seymour.
Crowe, Seán.
Cuffe, Ciarán.
Deasy, John.
Deenihan, Jimmy.
Enright, Olwyn.
Gilmore, Eamon.
Gogarty, Paul.
Gormley, John.
Gregory, Tony.
Hayes, Tom.
Healy, Seamus.
Higgins, Joe.
Higgins, Michael D.
Hogan, Phil.
Howlin, Brendan.
Kehoe, Paul.
Lynch, Kathleen.
McCormack, Padraic.
McEntee, Shane.
McGinley, Dinny.
McGrath, Finian.
McGrath, Paul.
McManus, Liz.
Mitchell, Olivia.
Morgan, Arthur.
Moynihan-Cronin, Breeda.
Murphy, Catherine.
Murphy, Gerard.
Naughten, Denis.
Noonan, Michael.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
O'Dowd, Fergus.
O'Keeffe, Jim.
O'Shea, Brian.
O'Sullivan, Jan.
Pattison, Seamus.
Penrose, Willie.
Perry, John.
Quinn, Ruairí.
Rabbitte, Pat.
Ring, Michael.
Sargent, Trevor.
Sherlock, Joe.
Shortall, Róisín.
Stagg, Emmet.
Stanton, David.
Timmins, Billy.
Twomey, Liam.
Upton, Mary.
Wall, Jack.

trawingtroll

So it's been shelved for 3years

Yoda

Where's Enda?