Ruairí Quinn, T.D., was appointed Minister for Education and Skills in March 2011 and served until July 2014. He has been a public representative since 1974 and a T.D. representing the people of Dublin Bay South (Dublin South-East) since 1977.

“Civil partnerships and all the other things are second-best, and second-best produces second class citizens. That’s why I will be voting yes [for marriage equality] on the 22nd of May, and I hope you will be too”