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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 3 Apr 2019

Vol. 981 No. 4

Statement for Information of Voters: Motion

Tairgim:

GO nDÉANFAR an ráiteas atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Rún seo a fhorordú mar fhaisnéis do vótálaithe, de bhun alt 23 d’Acht an Reifrinn, 1994 (Uimh. 12 de 1994), i ndáil leis an togra chun an Bunreacht a leasú atá ar áireamh sa Bhille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Scaoileadh ar Phósadh), 2016 agus is ábhar do reifreann bunreachta.

An Sceideal

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Scaoileadh ar Phósadh), 2016 - An páipéar ballóide uaine

An Ráiteas mar Fhaisnéis do Vótálaithe

Fiafraítear díot, sa reifreann seo, an aontaíonn tú leis an togra –

(a) chun an mhír seo a leanas a scriosadh as Airteagal 41.3.2° den Bhunreacht:

‘i go raibh, ar dháta thionscnamh na n-imeachtaí, tréimhse ceithre bliana ar a laghad, nó tréimhsí ceithre bliana ar a laghad san iomlán, caite ag na céilí ina gcónaí ar leithligh óna chéile le linn na gcúig bliana roimhe sin,’, agus

(b) chun an fo-alt seo a leanas a scriosadh as Airteagal 41.3 den Bhunreacht:

‘3° I gcás pósadh duine ar bith a scaoileadh faoi dhlí shibhialta aon Stáit eile agus an pósadh sin, agus bail dlí air, a bheith ann fós faoin dlí a bheas I bhfeidhm in alt na huaire taobh istigh de dhlínse an Rialtais agus na Parlaiminte a bhunaítear leis an mBunreacht seo, ní fhéadfaidh an duine sin pósadh ar a mbeadh bail dlí a dhéanamh taobh istigh den dlínse sin an fad is beo don duine eile a bhí sa chuing phósta a scaoileadh amhlaidh.’,

agus an méid seo a leanas a chur in ionad an fho-ailt sin:

‘3° Féadfar socrú a dhéanamh le dlí chun aitheantas a thabhairt faoi dhlí an Stáit do scaoileadh ar phósadh arna thabhairt faoi dhlí sibhialta stáit eile.’.

thoilíonn tú leis an togra, cuir X os coinne an fhocail ar an bpáipéar ballóide.

Mura dtoilíonn tú leis an togra, cuir X os coinne an fhocail Níl ar an bpáipéar ballóide.

Féadfar féachaint ar chóip den Bhille ar an idirlíon ar www.oireachtas.ie.

I move:

THAT the statement set out in the Schedule to this Resolution be prescribed for the information of voters, pursuant to section 23 of the Referendum Act 1994 (No.12 of 1994), in relation to the proposal to amend the Constitution which is contained in the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Bill 2016 and is the subject of a constitutional referendum.

Schedule

Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Bill 2016 - Green ballot paper

Statement for the Information of Voters

You are being asked, in this referendum, if you agree with the proposal –

(a) to delete the following paragraph from Article 41.3.2° of the Constitution:

‘i at the date of the institution of the proceedings, the spouses have lived apart from one another for a period of, or periods amounting to, at least four years during the previous five years,’, and

(b) to delete the following subsection from Article 41.3 of the Constitution:

‘3° No person whose marriage has been dissolved under the civil law of any other State but is a subsisting valid marriage under the law for the time being in force within the jurisdiction of the Government and Parliament established by this Constitution shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage within that jurisdiction during the lifetime of the other party to the marriage so dissolved.’,

and to substitute that subsection with the following:

‘3° Provision may be made by law for the recognition under the law of the State of a dissolution of marriage granted under the civil law of another state.’.

If you approve of the proposal, mark X opposite the word Yes on the ballot paper.

If you do not approve of the proposal, mark X opposite the word No on the ballot paper.

A copy of the Bill may be viewed on the internet at www.oireachtas.ie.

I know this motion is to be taken without debate but in fairness the Minister responsible should be allowed to speak on it.

The order of the House is to take it without debate.

The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, kindly indicated that this might be an opportune time for me to say a few words. I will be brief.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I have listened to the contributions in the House. The genesis of this legislation was my Private Members’ Bill which I introduced in 2016. I am pleased it has come to this stage and will go to a referendum. I compliment the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, along with others on all the work they have done on this. This legislation will help thousands of couples who have suffered marital breakdown for whatever reason. In the 2016 census, 118,000 people declared themselves as separated. We need to treat them with humanity and compassion. I acknowledge Members’ contributions today.

Cuireadh agus aontaíodh an cheist.
Question put and agreed to.

The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad.

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