Dáil debates

Thursday, 27 September 2018

Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]

 

The following motion was moved by Deputy Brendan Howlin on 26 September 2018: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1:

- (Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

1:20 pm

Photo of Seán Ó FearghaílSeán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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I must deal with a postponed division on amendment No. 1, in the name of the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, to the Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018. On the question, "That the amendment be made," a division was claimed. In accordance with Standing Order 70(2), that division must be taken now.

Amendment again put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 44; Níl, 71; Staon, 0.


Tellers: Tá, Deputies Joe McHugh and Tony McLoughlin; Níl, Deputies Brendan Ryan and Willie Penrose.

Maria Bailey, Seán Barrett, Pat Breen, Colm Brophy, Richard Bruton, Catherine Byrne, Seán Canney, Joe Carey, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Michael D'Arcy, Jim Daly, Pat Deering, Regina Doherty, Andrew Doyle, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Frances Fitzgerald, Peter Fitzpatrick, Charles Flanagan, Brendan Griffin, John Halligan, Simon Harris, Martin Heydon, Paul Kehoe, Seán Kyne, Josepha Madigan, Helen McEntee, Finian McGrath, Joe McHugh, Tony McLoughlin, Kevin Moran, Dara Murphy, Eoghan Murphy, Denis Naughten, Hildegarde Naughton, Tom Neville, Michael Noonan, Kate O'Connell, Fergus O'Dowd, Michael Ring, Noel Rock, Shane Ross, David Stanton, Katherine Zappone.

Níl

Bobby Aylward, Mick Barry, Richard Boyd Barrett, John Brassil, Tommy Broughan, James Browne, Pat Buckley, Mary Butler, Thomas Byrne, Jackie Cahill, Dara Calleary, Pat Casey, Shane Cassells, Lisa Chambers, Joan Collins, Michael Collins, Niall Collins, Catherine Connolly, Ruth Coppinger, Pearse Doherty, Timmy Dooley, Dessie Ellis, Martin Ferris, Michael Fitzmaurice, Seán Fleming, Pat Gallagher, Noel Grealish, Seán Haughey, Séamus Healy, Brendan Howlin, Billy Kelleher, Alan Kelly, Gino Kenny, Martin Kenny, James Lawless, Michael Lowry, Charlie McConalogue, Mary Lou McDonald, Mattie McGrath, John McGuinness, Denise Mitchell, Aindrias Moynihan, Michael Moynihan, Imelda Munster, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Catherine Murphy, Eugene Murphy, Carol Nolan, Darragh O'Brien, Jonathan O'Brien, Jim O'Callaghan, Kevin O'Keeffe, Fiona O'Loughlin, Louise O'Reilly, Frank O'Rourke, Eoin Ó Broin, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Willie Penrose, Thomas Pringle, Maurice Quinlivan, Anne Rabbitte, Brendan Ryan, Eamon Ryan, Eamon Scanlon, Seán Sherlock, Róisín Shortall, Brendan Smith, Brian Stanley, Peadar Tóibín.

Amendment declared lost.

Question, "That the Bill be now read a Second Time", put and agreed to.