Dáil debates

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

11:00 am

Photo of Seán BarrettSeán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I move: "That Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn be removed from the service of the Dáil."

Question put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 76; Níl, 46.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Paul Kehoe and Emmet Stagg; Níl, Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Seán Ó Fearghaíl.

Níl

Question declared carried.

11:10 am

Photo of Seán BarrettSeán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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The Deputy is suspended from the service of the Dáil. I ask him please to leave the Chamber. I will suspend the sitting for 15 minutes. I hope when he comes back that sense will have prevailed.

Sitting suspended at 11.15 a.m. and resumed at 11.30 a.m.

11:20 am

Photo of Seán BarrettSeán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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As the Deputy is still in the Chamber, I am suspending the sitting for half an hour.

Sitting suspended at 11.35 a.m. and resumed at 12.05 p.m.

Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn withdrew from the Chamber.