Dáil debates
Thursday, 20 February 2020
DÁIL ÉIREANN
Cléireach na Dála:
Is mar seo a leanas a bhí Forógra Uachtarán na hÉireann ag lánscor agus ag comóradh Dháil Éireann:
The Proclamation of the President of Ireland dissolving and convening Dáil Éireann was as follows:
FORÓGRA
PROCLAMATION
De bhun comhairle a thairg an Taoiseach dom faoi alt a dó d'Airteagal a trí déag den Bhunreacht, déanaimse, MICHEÁL D. Ó hUIGÍNN, Uachtarán na hÉireann, Dáil Éireann a lánscor leis seo ar an gceathrú lá déag d'Eanáir, dhá mhíle is fiche, agus Dáil Éireann (a mbeidh a comhaltaí arna dtoghadh san Olltoghchán seo chugainn) a ghairm agus a chomóradh chun teacht le chéile i gcathair Bhaile Átha Cliath an fichiú lá d'Fheabhra, dhá mhíle is fiche, um a dó dhéag nóin chun cibé gnó a dhéanamh a chuirfear faoina bráid.
ARNA THABHAIRT FAOI MO LÁIMH AGUS FAOI MO SHÉALA AN CEATHRÚ LÁ DÉAG SEO D'EANÁIR, DHÁ MHÍLE IS FICHE.
Pursuant to an advice tendered to me by the Taoiseach under section 2 of Article 13 of the Constitution, I, MICHAEL D. HIGGINS, President of Ireland, hereby dissolve Dáil Éireann on the 14th day of January, 2020, and summon and call together Dáil Éireann (the members whereof shall have been elected at the forthcoming General Election) to meet in the city of Dublin on the 20th day of February, 2020, at the hour of 12 noon for the despatch of such business as shall be submitted to it.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 14th DAY OF JANUARY 2020.
Micheál D. Ó hUigínn
Uachtarán na hÉireann
(President of Ireland)
Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach
Tuarascáil i dtaobh Eascairí a chur amach agus Craoladh i dtaobh Freagraí
Report as to issue of Writs and Announcement as to Returns
In compliance with Standing Order No. 3 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business, I have to report that immediately upon the issue by the President of the Proclamation of the 14th day of January, 2020, dissolving Dáil Éireann on that day, I issued the writs, pursuant to section 39 of the Electoral Act 1992, for the following Constituencies to the Returning Officers named hereunder:-
Returning Officers | Dáilcheantair Constituencies |
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Marie Garahy | Ceatharlach-Cill Chainnigh Carlow-Kilkenny Loch Garman Wexford |
Joseph Smith | An Cabhán-Muineachán Cavan-Monaghan Sligeach-Liatroim Sligo-Leitrim |
Patrick Wallace | An Clár Clare Cathair Luimnigh Limerick City Contae Luimnigh Limerick County |
Sinéad McNamara | Corcaigh Thoir Cork East Corcaigh Thiar Thuaidh Cork North-West Corcaigh Thiar Theas Cork South-West |
Martin A. Harvey | Corcaigh Thuaidh-Lár Cork North-Central Corcaigh Theas-Lár Cork South-Central |
Geraldine O'Connor | Dún na nGall Donegal |
Joseph Burke | Cuan Bhaile Átha Cliath Thuaidh Dublin Bay North Cuan Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas Dublin Bay South Baile Átha Cliath Láir Dublin Central Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Thuaidh Dublin North-West Baile Átha Cliath Theas-Lár Dublin South-Central |
Fergus Gallagher | Baile Átha Cliath – Fine Gall Dublin Fingal Baile Átha Cliath Thiar-Meán Dublin Mid-West Baile Átha Cliath – Ráth an Dúin Dublin Rathdown Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Theas Dublin South-West Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Dublin West Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire |
Marian Chambers Higgins | Gaillimh Thoir Galway East Gaillimh Thiar Galway West |
Padraig Burke | Ciarraí Kerry |
Eithne Coughlan | Cill Dara Thuaidh Kildare North Cill Dara Theas Kildare South |
Paul Fetherstonhaugh | Laois-Uíbh Fhailí Laois-Offaly |
Brídín Concannon | An Longfort-An Iarmhí Longford-Westmeath |
Mairéad Ahern | Lú Louth An Mhí Thoir Meath East An Mhí Thiar Meath West |
Fintan J. Murphy | Maigh Eo Mayo Ros Comáin-Gaillimh Roscommon-Galway |
James Seymour | Tiobraid Árann Tipperary |
Niall Rooney | Port Láirge Waterford |
Mary Delahanty | Cill Mhantáin Wicklow |
Cléireach na Dála:
Is iad seo a leanas ainmneacha na ndaoine a toghadh chun fónamh sa Dáil, mar aon le hainmneacha na nDáilcheantar dár toghadh iad:
I will now announce the names of the persons returned to serve in the Dáil for each constituency, in the order in which they were set out in the writ returned by the relevant Returning Officer:
Dáilcheantair Constituencies | Comhaltaí Members |
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Ceatharlach-Cill Chainnigh Carlow-Kilkenny | Kathleen Funchion John McGuinness John Paul Phelan Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Malcolm Noonan |
An Cabhán-Muineachán Cavan-Monaghan | Matt Carthy Heather Humphreys Pauline Tully Brendan Smith Niamh Smyth |
An Clár Clare | Joe Carey Cathal Crowe Michael McNamara Violet-Anne Wynne |
Corcaigh Thoir Cork East | Pat Buckley Sean Sherlock David Stanton James O'Connor |
Corcaigh Thuaidh-Lár Cork North-Central | Thomas Gould Pádraig O'Sullivan Colm Burke Mick Barry |
Corcaigh Thiar Thuaidh Cork North-West | Michael Creed Michael Moynihan Aindrias Moynihan |
Corcaigh Theas-Lár Cork South-Central | Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Micheál Martin Simon Coveney Michael McGrath |
Corcaigh Thiar Theas Cork South-West | Michael Collins Christopher O'Sullivan Holly Cairns |
Dún na nGall Donegal | Pearse Doherty Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Thomas Pringle Joe McHugh Charlie McConalogue |
Cuan Bhaile Átha Cliath Thuaidh Dublin Bay North | Denise Mitchell Richard Bruton Cian O'Callaghan Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Seán Haughey |
Cuan Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas Dublin Bay South | Eamon Ryan Chris Andrews Eoghan Murphy Jim O'Callaghan |
Baile Átha Cliath Láir Dublin Central | Mary Lou McDonald Neasa Hourigan Paschal Donohoe Gary Gannon |
Baile Átha Cliath – Fine Gall Dublin Fingal | Louise O'Reilly Joe O'Brien Darragh O'Brien Alan Farrell Duncan Smith |
Baile Átha Cliath Thiar-Meán Dublin Mid-West | Eoin Ó Broin Mark Ward Emer Higgins Gino Kenny |
Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Thuaidh Dublin North-West | Dessie Ellis Róisín Shortall Paul McAuliffe |
Baile Átha Cliath – Ráth an Dúin Dublin Rathdown | Catherine Martin Neale Richmond Josepha Madigan |
Baile Átha Cliath Theas-Lár Dublin South-Central | Aengus Ó Snodaigh Bríd Smith Patrick Costello Joan Collins |
Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Theas Dublin South-West | Seán Crowe Paul Murphy Colm Brophy Francis Noel Duffy John Lahart |
Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Dublin West | Paul Donnelly Leo Varadkar Jack Chambers Roderic O'Gorman |
Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire | Ossian Smyth Richard Boyd Barrett Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Cormac Devlin |
Gaillimh Thoir Galway East | Seán Canney Ciarán Cannon Anne Rabbitte |
Gaillimh Thiar Galway West | Éamon Ó Cuív Noel Grealish Mairéad Farrell Catherine Connolly Hildegarde Naughton |
Ciarraí Kerry | Michael Healy-Rae Pa Daly Brendan Griffin Danny Healy-Rae Norma Foley |
Cill Dara Thuaidh Kildare North | Catherine Murphy Réada Cronin Bernard Durkan James Lawless |
Cill Dara Theas Kildare South | Patricia Ryan Martin Heydon Cathal Berry |
Laois-Uíbh Fhailí Laois-Offaly | Brian Stanley Barry Cowen Charlie Flanagan Carol Nolan Sean Fleming |
Cathair Luimnigh Limerick City | Brian Leddin Willie O'Dea Kieran O'Donnell Maurice Quinlivan |
Contae Luimnigh Limerick County | Niall Collins Richard O'Donoghue Patrick O'Donovan |
An Longfort-An Iarmhí Longford-Westmeath | Sorca Clarke Joe Flaherty Peter Burke Robert Troy |
Lú Louth | Imelda Munster Ruairí Ó Murchú Ged Nash Fergus O'Dowd Peter Fitzpatrick |
Maigh Eo Mayo | Michael Ring Rose Conway-Walsh Dara Calleary Alan Dillon |
An Mhí Thoir Meath East | Darren O'Rourke Helen McEntee Thomas Byrne |
An Mhí Thiar Meath West | Johnny Guirke Peadar Tóibín Damien English |
Ros Comáin-Gaillimh Roscommon-Galway | Michael Fitzmaurice Denis Naughten Claire Kerrane |
Sligeach-Liatroim Sligo-Leitrim | Martin Kenny Marian Harkin Marc MacSharry Frankie Feighan |
Tiobraid Árann Tipperary | Michael Lowry Mattie McGrath Martin Browne Alan Kelly Jackie Cahill |
Port Láirge Waterford | David Cullinane Mary Butler Matt Shanahan Marc Ó Cathasaigh |
Loch Garman Wexford | Johnny Mythen Brendan Howlin Verona Murphy James Browne Paul Kehoe |
Cill Mhantáin Wicklow | John Brady Stephen Donnelly Simon Harris Steven Matthews Jennifer Whitmore |
De bhua alt tríocha a sé den Acht Toghcháin, míle naoi gcéad nócha a dó, measadh Seán Ó Fearghaíl a bheith tofa mar dhuine de na comhaltaí do Dháilcheantar Chill Dara Theas.
I gcomhlíonadh Bhuan-Ordú Uimhir a ceathair de na Buan-Orduithe i dtaobh Gnó Phoiblí, táim tar éis cóipeanna de na hEascairí toghcháin agus de na freagraí a formhuiníodh orthu a leagan os comhair na Dála.
Tá an Rolla sínithe de réir na mBuan-Orduithe ag na Comhaltaí thuasainmnithe go léir.
By virtue of section 36 of the Electoral Act 1992, Seán Ó Fearghaíl has been deemed to have been elected as one of the Members for the constituency of Kildare South.
In compliance with Standing Order No. 4 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, I have laid before the Dáil copies of the writs of election and the returns endorsed thereon.
All the above-named Members signed the roll in accordance with Standing Orders.