Greens defend their stand on same-sex marriage bill

GREEN PARTY deputy leader Mary White yesterday said the Labour Party bill that would recognise gay marriage did not deal with all the legal complexities involved with a very sensitive issue.

Ms White was defending her party’s position on Labour’s civil union bill and why it was now opposing a bill that the party endorsed last February.

She echoed the views of the party justice spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe that there is a difference between proposing while in opposition and enacting while in Government.