Dáil debates
Thursday, 8 December 2005
Member States' Measures Concerning Asylum and Immigration: Referral to Select Committee.
11:00 am
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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No. 15b, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal——
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Fine Gael Whip has made a formal approach to the Chief Whip for a——
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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We have moved on from the Order of Business.
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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The Deputy will have to find another way to raise the issue. No. 15b motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal for a Council decision in the establishment——
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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If the Chief Whip wishes to make a statement, he should give notice to the Chair.
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Ceann Comhairle allowed the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, in and the Chief Whip wishes to make a statement now.
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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We will deal with this issue another——
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Chief Whip wants to make a statement.
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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I Move:
That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approve the exercise by the State of the option or discretion, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure:
a proposal for a Council Decision on the establishment of a mutual information procedure concerning Members States' measures in the area of asylum and immigration
a copy of which proposed measure was laid before Dáil Éireann on 14th November, 2005, be referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, in accordance with Paragraph (2) of the Orders of Reference of that Committee, which, not later than 15th December, 2005 shall send a message to the Dáil in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 85, and Standing Order 84(2) shall accordingly apply.
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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I am putting the question on No. 15b, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a proposal for a Council decision in the establishment of a mutual information procedure concerning member states' measures in the area of asylum and immigration.
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Ceann Comhairle allowed the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, in. The Chief Whip has received a formal approach for a series of statements today.
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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The Chair is putting a proposal.
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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The Chief Whip will have to obey the Chair in the same way as Deputy Kenny. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 15b agreed?
The Dail Divided:
For the motion: 69 (Bertie Ahern, Dermot Ahern, Michael Ahern, Barry Andrews, Seán Ardagh, Niall Blaney, Johnny Brady, Martin Brady, Séamus Brennan, Joe Callanan, Ivor Callely, Pat Carey, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Michael J Collins, Mary Coughlan, John Cregan, John Curran, Noel Davern, Síle de Valera, Tony Dempsey, John Dennehy, Jimmy Devins, John Ellis, Martin Ferris, Michael Finneran, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Mildred Fox, Pat Gallagher, Jim Glennon, Noel Grealish, Mary Hanafin, Seán Haughey, Jackie Healy-Rae, Máire Hoctor, Joe Jacob, Cecilia Keaveney, Peter Kelly, Séamus Kirk, Tom Kitt, Conor Lenihan, Michael McDowell, Tom McEllistrim, John McGuinness, Paddy McHugh, John Moloney, Arthur Morgan, Donal Moynihan, Michael Mulcahy, M J Nolan, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Charlie O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, Liz O'Donnell, John O'Donoghue, Denis O'Donovan, Ned O'Keeffe, Fiona O'Malley, Tom Parlon, Peter Power, Mae Sexton, Michael Smith, Noel Treacy, Dan Wallace, Ollie Wilkinson, Michael Woods, G V Wright)
Against the motion: 50 (Bernard Allen, James Breen, Pat Breen, Tommy Broughan, Joan Burton, Paul Connaughton, Paudge Connolly, Seymour Crawford, Ciarán Cuffe, John Deasy, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Olwyn Enright, Eamon Gilmore, John Gormley, Marian Harkin, Tom Hayes, Séamus Healy, Joe Higgins, Brendan Howlin, Paul Kehoe, Enda Kenny, Kathleen Lynch, Pádraic McCormack, Shane McEntee, Dinny McGinley, Finian McGrath, Paul McGrath, Liz McManus, Breeda Moynihan-Cronin, Catherine Murphy, Gerard Murphy, Denis Naughten, Michael Noonan, Fergus O'Dowd, Brian O'Shea, Séamus Pattison, John Perry, Ruairi Quinn, Pat Rabbitte, Michael Ring, Seán Ryan, Trevor Sargent, Joe Sherlock, Róisín Shortall, Emmet Stagg, David Stanton, Liam Twomey, Mary Upton, Jack Wall)
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Kitt and Curran; Níl, Deputies Kehoe and Stagg.
Question declared carried.