Dáil debates
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Suspension of Member
5:00 pm
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I move: "That Deputy Sean Fleming be suspended from the service of the Dáil."
The Dail Divided:
For the motion: 81 (James Bannon, Tom Barry, Tommy Broughan, Joan Burton, Ray Butler, Jerry Buttimer, Catherine Byrne, Eric Byrne, Ciarán Cannon, Joe Carey, Paudie Coffey, Áine Collins, Michael Conaghan, Seán Conlan, Paul Connaughton, Noel Coonan, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Joe Costello, Simon Coveney, Michael Creed, John Deasy, Pat Deering, Robert Dowds, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Anne Ferris, Frances Fitzgerald, Peter Fitzpatrick, Charles Flanagan, Eamon Gilmore, Brendan Griffin, Dominic Hannigan, Simon Harris, Brian Hayes, Tom Hayes, Martin Heydon, Phil Hogan, Heather Humphreys, Kevin Humphreys, Derek Keating, Colm Keaveney, Paul Kehoe, Enda Kenny, Seán Kyne, Anthony Lawlor, Ciarán Lynch, Kathleen Lynch, John Lyons, Eamonn Maloney, Michael McCarthy, Shane McEntee, Nicky McFadden, Dinny McGinley, Joe McHugh, Tony McLoughlin, Michael McNamara, Olivia Mitchell, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Michelle Mulherin, Eoghan Murphy, Gerald Nash, Patrick Nulty, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Kieran O'Donnell, Patrick O'Donovan, Joe O'Reilly, Jan O'Sullivan, Ann Phelan, Michael Ring, Alan Shatter, Róisín Shortall, Arthur Spring, Emmet Stagg, David Stanton, Billy Timmins, Joanna Tuffy, Liam Twomey, Jack Wall, Brian Walsh, Alex White)
Against the motion: 34 (Gerry Adams, Richard Boyd Barrett, Dara Calleary, Joan Collins, Niall Collins, Barry Cowen, Clare Daly, Pearse Doherty, Timmy Dooley, Luke Flanagan, Seán Fleming, John Halligan, Séamus Healy, Michael Healy-Rae, Joe Higgins, Billy Kelleher, Michael Kitt, Micheál Martin, Charlie McConalogue, Mattie McGrath, Michael McGrath, John McGuinness, Sandra McLellan, Michael Moynihan, Catherine Murphy, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Éamon Ó Cuív, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Willie O'Dea, Thomas Pringle, Brendan Smith, Brian Stanley, Peadar Tóibín, Mick Wallace)
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe; Níl, Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Michael Moynihan.
Question declared carried.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I call on Deputy Mitchell O'Connor without interruption on the first of the Topical Issue Matters.
Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle.
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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On a point of order.
Pat Deering
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Deputies opposite should respect a point of order.
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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It is a point of order.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Will Deputy McConalogue please resume his seat?
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Can I make a point of order?
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Resume your seat.
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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On a point of order.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Deputy Sean Fleming must leave the House.
Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Deputies opposite should be aware I have waited 40 minutes to raise this matter.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Deputy Sean Fleming is suspended from the House and must leave.
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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On a point of order.
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Is Deputy Sean Fleming a democrat? He should leave the House.
Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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All we are short of is Mary O'Rourke and Mary Hanafin to make a right laugh out of this.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I will ask the Superintendent to remove Deputy Sean Fleming from the House.
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Deputy Sean Fleming is a disgrace.
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I am sorry Deputies but I have to suspend the House for another five minutes to allow this nonsense to pass over.