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and approved in a referendum on 24 November 1995. It removed the prohibition on divorce, replacing it terms allowing a court to dissolve a marriage, including a requirement to have been separated for four of the previous five years. It was followed by Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996.
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and approved in a referendum on 28 November 1996. It allowed a court to refuse bail to someone convicted of a serious offence when reasonably considered necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offence by that person. It was followed by the Bail Act 1997.
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Taoiseach. It was approved by a vote of 79 to 70.
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2157:"Confidence in Government: Motion (Resumed) – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Vol. 471 No. 5"
1861:"Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)"
1717:"Resignation of Taoiseach and Ministerial Changes: Statement – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)"
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since 1992 meant the three parties had enough TDs between them for an overall majority.
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Michael Lowry resigned following reports of improper payments from businessman
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Mental handicap, health promotion, food safety and public health
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1804:"Nomination of Taoiseach – Votes – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)"
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2064:"Appointment of Ministers of State"
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2829:Cabinets established in 1994
1667:Confidence in the government
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676:Minister for the Environment
581:Minister for Foreign Affairs
294:1994 Irish government crisis
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268:as Taoiseach, Labour, with
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1497:Changes 10 February 1995
1262:Local government reform
80:People and organisations
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2053: on 10 August 2021.
2032: on 10 August 2021.
1673:motion of no confidence
1537:Office of Public Works
1014:. Also on the same day
927:Changes 3 December 1996
919:Minister for the Marine
874:Minister for the Marine
496:Independent Fianna Fáil
338:Nomination of Taoiseach
2844:Governments of Ireland
2418:Governments of Ireland
1597:Government Chief Whip
1150:Office of the Tánaiste
1060:Government Chief Whip
698:Minister for Education
2558:Government of Ireland
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2047:Government of Ireland
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2026:Government of Ireland
1002:On 15 December 1994,
456:Progressive Democrats
308:1992 general election
159:Status in legislature
49:Government of Ireland
1657:Minister for Justice
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852:Minister for Defence
720:Minister for Justice
588:Minister for Finance
512:Government ministers
2043:S.I. No. 65 of 1997
2022:S.I. No. 37 of 1995
1653:Sixteenth Amendment
1638:Fifteenth Amendment
1551:Changes 24 May 1995
882:Changes 23 May 1995
610:Minister for Health
387:Motion proposed by
260:two years into the
2331:Michael D. Higgins
2321:Proinsias De Rossa
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2159:. 13 November 1996
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2122:. 14 February 1995
2051:Irish Statute Book
2030:Irish Statute Book
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1810:. 15 December 1994
1784:. 15 December 1994
1751:. 15 December 1994
1725:. 22 November 1994
1535:Public Expenditure
1355:Children's Rights
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998:Ministers of state
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659:Michael D. Higgins
348:Fianna Fáil leader
278:Proinsias De Rossa
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282:Rainbow Coalition
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2496:(1922–1937)
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2288:John Bruton
2271:(1994–1997)
1679:Dissolution
1580:Jim Higgins
1526:Jim Higgins
1470:Donal Carey
1440:Avril Doyle
1394:Environment
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1103:Emmet Stagg
564:Dick Spring
542:John Bruton
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393:Paddy Harte
378:John Bruton
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304:Fianna Fáil
270:Dick Spring
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171:Fianna Fáil
115:Dick Spring
103:John Bruton
64:Date formed
2808:Categories
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2752:Varadkar 1
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2070:24 October
2006:9 November
1871:13 January
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1755:13 January
1703:References
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1317:Phil Hogan
1012:Chief Whip
951:1996–1997
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2691:Reynolds
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2657:Haughey 1
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2283:Taoiseach
1952:15 August
1897:15 August
1729:15 August
1689:28th Dáil
1660:Nora Owen
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1289:Fine Gael
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957:Fine Gael
933:Ben Dunne
912:Fine Gael
867:Fine Gael
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801:Fine Gael
779:Fine Gael
735:Fine Gael
725:Nora Owen
625:Fine Gael
552:Fine Gael
537:Taoiseach
474:Absent or
426:Fine Gael
389:Nora Owen
362:President
288:Formation
276:, led by
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233:Successor
199:27th Dáil
162:Coalition
140:Fine Gael
98:Taoiseach
86:President
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2455:Griffith
2225:31 March
1978:31 March
1926:31 March
559:Tánaiste
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404:Parties
318:. After
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2611:Lemass
2479:Collins
1615:Finance
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1449:Finance
1351:Justice
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1179:Justice
1056:Defence
522:Office
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187:History
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2757:Martin
2736:Kenny
2711:Ahern
2707:Bruton
2631:Lynch
2472:(1922)
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