There was jubilant scenes outside the Dáil as the Marriage Equality Bill completes all stages - but many TDs were not present in the chamber this afternoon.
The landmark legislation makes Ireland officially the first country in the world to bring in same-sex marriage by popular vote.
It follows the historic referendum result in May, when over 1.2 million people voted in favour of civil marriage between people without distinction as to their sex.
And it comes after the Supreme Court rejected the final leave to appeal over the result of the referendum.
The bill now moves on to the Seanad.
But while the number of TDs in the Dáil chamber this afternoon appeared to be quite low, those present erupted into applause:
Rapturous applause as the Marriage Equality Bill completes all stages in the Dáil. #marref pic.twitter.com/rLv325v2GY
— Craig Dwyer (@DwyerCraig) October 7, 2015
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald says she hopes the bill will be sped through the Seanad, so that marriages can begin as quickly as possible.
The Dáil has previously heard calls for Ireland to have a bank holiday on May 23rd, the anniversary of the referendum.
Sinn Féin's Padraig MacLochlainn made the call last month, reading from a letter he had received from a gay man who called for Ireland to recognise the anniversary with a bank holiday, as a way of reminding "future generations of the significance of not just our emancipation, but the equality of every citizen".
