Same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland in Northern Ireland held the first of the new UK civil partnership registration ceremonies. The Government said that it would legislate following the report, but Taoiseach Bertie Ahern also said there might not be time to do so before the then upcoming election. Chaired by former TD Anne Colley, this working group included GLEN, the gay rights lobby organisation, who said they expected a recommendation for civil marriage. The group facilitated a conference on the topic in May 2006, as input to its reports which was attended by experts from other countries which have introduced civil unions and same-sex marriage.
Government of Ireland approximately 98,450. The civil service of Ireland consists of two broad components, the "Civil Service of the Government" and the "Civil Service of the State". While this partition is largely theoretical, the two parts do have some fundamental operational differences. The civil service is expected to maintain political impartiality in its work, and some parts of it are entirely independent of Government decision making. Leo Varadkar was elected as Taoiseach by Dáil Éireann on 14 June 2017, and the Dáil approved the new government later that day. Ministers are listed here by seniority. Government of Ireland The Government of Ireland