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The Republic of Ireland does not recognise civil unions or same-sex marriages and there is very little provision for unmarried cohabiting couples, whether homosexual or heterosexual. Since 2008, the other states among the European Union who do not recognize same-sex couples are Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The 2006 Irish census revealed 121,000 cohabiting couples, up from 77,000 in 2002. This included 2,090 in same-sex relationships, up from 1300.

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  • Recognition of gay unions in Ireland
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  • The Republic of Ireland does not recognise civil unions or same-sex marriages and there is very little provision for unmarried cohabiting couples, whether homosexual or heterosexual. Since 2008, the other states among the European Union who do not recognize same-sex couples are Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The 2006 Irish census revealed 121,000 cohabiting couples, up from 77,000 in 2002. This included 2,090 in same-sex relationships, up from 1300.
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  • The Republic of Ireland does not recognise civil unions or same-sex marriages and there is very little provision for unmarried cohabiting couples, whether homosexual or heterosexual. Since 2008, the other states among the European Union who do not recognize same-sex couples are Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The situation has been under investigation by various Government bodies since 2002. In January 2006, then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern endorsed the report of an Oireachtas committee which recommended registered Civil Partnerships. A Government working group recommended in November 2006 that full civil partnership would address the majority of issues. In response to the oppositon bill of October 2007 (see below), the current Government has committed itself to introducing a bill for Registered Civil Partnerships by March 31, 2008, a policy agreed in its programme for Government, a date which it failed to meet. Details of the proposed legislation were officially published on 24 June 2008; and the government hopes for it to be law within a year. The 2006 Irish census revealed 121,000 cohabiting couples, up from 77,000 in 2002. This included 2,090 in same-sex relationships, up from 1300.
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