Dáil debates
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Suspension of Member
12:00 pm
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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Before coming to the Order of Business, I must deal with a postponed division relating to the suspension of a Member. Yesterday, on the question, "That Deputy Cowley be suspended from the service of the Dáil", a division was claimed and, in accordance with Standing Order 61, that division must take place now.
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I would like to make a point on that issue.
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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There is no provision for that.
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I am going to say it anyway. This is a daft regulation. Deputy Cowley sits in your Chair, Sir, and he should know well that he should not interfere in Leaders' Questions and so on. This is a Deputy who proclaimed that there should be boycotts of business people in my county, who occupied public offices illegally——
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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We cannot have a discussion on this matter.
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I will not vote for his expulsion, but he should understand the rules when he sits in the Chair. That kind of carry-on yesterday——
Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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This is unprecedented. It is completely out of order for the leader of Fine Gael to launch an attack on an Independent Deputy under cover of a vote.
Rory O'Hanlon (Cavan-Monaghan, Ceann Comhairle)
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Once the bells commence ringing, the House is suspended.
The Dail Divided:
For the motion: 68 (Bertie Ahern, Dermot Ahern, Michael Ahern, Barry Andrews, Seán Ardagh, Niall Blaney, Johnny Brady, Martin Brady, Séamus Brennan, John Browne, Joe Callanan, Pat Carey, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Mary Coughlan, Brian Cowen, John Cregan, John Curran, Síle de Valera, Tony Dempsey, John Dennehy, Jimmy Devins, Michael Finneran, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Seán Fleming, Noel Grealish, Mary Hanafin, Mary Harney, Seán Haughey, Máire Hoctor, Joe Jacob, Cecilia Keaveney, Billy Kelleher, Peter Kelly, Tony Killeen, Séamus Kirk, Tom Kitt, Brian Lenihan Jnr, Conor Lenihan, Michael McDowell, Tom McEllistrim, John McGuinness, John Moloney, Michael Moynihan, Michael Mulcahy, M J Nolan, Éamon Ó Cuív, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Charlie O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, Liz O'Donnell, John O'Donoghue, Noel O'Flynn, Batt O'Keeffe, Ned O'Keeffe, Fiona O'Malley, Tom Parlon, Peter Power, Seán Power, Dick Roche, Mae Sexton, Brendan Smith, Noel Treacy, Mary Wallace, Joe Walsh, Ollie Wilkinson, Michael Woods, G V Wright)
Against the motion: 53 (Bernard Allen, Dan Boyle, Pat Breen, Tommy Broughan, Richard Bruton, Joan Burton, Paudge Connolly, Joe Costello, Simon Coveney, Jerry Cowley, Seymour Crawford, Seán Crowe, Jimmy Deenihan, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Olwyn Enright, Eamon Gilmore, John Gormley, Séamus Healy, Joe Higgins, Michael D Higgins, Brendan Howlin, Paul Kehoe, Enda Kenny, Kathleen Lynch, Pádraic McCormack, Shane McEntee, Dinny McGinley, Finian McGrath, Paul McGrath, Paddy McHugh, Liz McManus, Arthur Morgan, Breeda Moynihan-Cronin, Catherine Murphy, Denis Naughten, Dan Neville, Fergus O'Dowd, Jim O'Keeffe, Brian O'Shea, Jan O'Sullivan, Willie Penrose, Ruairi Quinn, Pat Rabbitte, Michael Ring, Eamon Ryan, Trevor Sargent, Joe Sherlock, Emmet Stagg, David Stanton, Billy Timmins, Liam Twomey, Jack Wall)
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Kitt and Kelleher; Níl, Deputies F. McGrath and McHugh.
Question declared carried.