Dáil debates

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed)

 

5:45 pm

Photo of Seán BarrettSeán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill.

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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On a point of order, the Taoiseach is bringing this House into disrepute. He is manipulating the democratic process.

Photo of Seán BarrettSeán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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On Friday, 1 March 2013, on the question that the Bill be now read a Second Time,-----

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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The Taoiseach is trying to silence, in a dictatorial way, any dissent or even proper scrutiny of this Bill, and he should not be allowed to continue with this.

Photo of Seán BarrettSeán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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-----a division was claimed and in accordance with an order of the Dáil of 28 February, that division must be taken now.

Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

The Dáil divided: Tá, 78; Níl, 43.

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

Níl

Question declared carried.