Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The provision for suspension of a member is carefully drafted so that the suspension can only follow persistent and continuous disruptive behaviour which the other members find unacceptable. In the Dáil Committee Stage debates, concerns were expressed that there may be potential risks associated with powers to suspend a member notwithstanding the fact that the suspension could only come at the end of an exhaustive process to get the recalcitrant member to behalf. I share the general view that this power should not be capable of being abused for purely political ends. Accordingly, amendment No. 69 will require a two-thirds majority of those present and voting for passage of the resolution leading to the suspension.

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