Dáil debates

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (Resumed)

 

The following motion was moved by the Minister for Justice on Wednesday, 29 June 2022:

8:32 pm

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. On Wednesday, 29 June 2022, on the question, "That the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Question put: : "That the motion be agreed to."

The Dáil divided: Tá, 89; Níl, 6; Staon, 31.


Tellers: Tá, Deputies Jack Chambers and Brendan Griffin; Níl, Deputies Paul Murphy and Thomas Pringle.

Ivana Bacik, Cathal Berry, Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Colm Burke, Jackie Cahill, Holly Cairns, Dara Calleary, Seán Canney, Ciarán Cannon, Joe Carey, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jack Chambers, Michael Collins, Patrick Costello, Simon Coveney, Barry Cowen, Cathal Crowe, Cormac Devlin, Alan Dillon, Stephen Donnelly, Paschal Donohoe, Francis Noel Duffy, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Frank Feighan, Peter Fitzpatrick, Joe Flaherty, Charles Flanagan, Seán Fleming, Norma Foley, Gary Gannon, Brendan Griffin, Marian Harkin, Simon Harris, Seán Haughey, Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae, Martin Heydon, Emer Higgins, Brendan Howlin, Paul Kehoe, Alan Kelly, John Lahart, James Lawless, Brian Leddin, Josepha Madigan, Catherine Martin, Steven Matthews, Paul McAuliffe, Charlie McConalogue, Helen McEntee, Michael McGrath, Joe McHugh, Michael McNamara, Aindrias Moynihan, Michael Moynihan, Catherine Murphy, Hildegarde Naughton, Carol Nolan, Malcolm Noonan, Darragh O'Brien, Cian O'Callaghan, Jim O'Callaghan, James O'Connor, Kieran O'Donnell, Richard O'Donoghue, Fergus O'Dowd, Roderic O'Gorman, Christopher O'Sullivan, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Éamon Ó Cuív, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, John Paul Phelan, Anne Rabbitte, Neale Richmond, Michael Ring, Eamon Ryan, Róisín Shortall, Brendan Smith, Duncan Smith, Niamh Smyth, Ossian Smyth, David Stanton, Leo Varadkar, Jennifer Whitmore.

Níl

Mick Barry, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Paul Murphy, Thomas Pringle, Bríd Smith.

Staon

Chris Andrews, John Brady, Martin Browne, Pat Buckley, Matt Carthy, Rose Conway-Walsh, Réada Cronin, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, Pa Daly, Pearse Doherty, Paul Donnelly, Dessie Ellis, Mairead Farrell, Kathleen Funchion, Johnny Guirke, Martin Kenny, Claire Kerrane, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Mary Lou McDonald, Imelda Munster, Johnny Mythen, Darren O'Rourke, Eoin Ó Broin, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Ruairi Ó Murchú, Maurice Quinlivan, Patricia Ryan, Brian Stanley, Pauline Tully, Mark Ward.

Question declared carried.

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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As 31 Members of Dáil Eireann seem to have no view on gangland crime in this country, I ask that we have a vote other than by electronic means.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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I find what the Deputy is doing vexatious.

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Leas-Cheann Comhairle cannot reprimand a Deputy like that.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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There is no provision for carrying out a vote in that manner.

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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That was quite a vexatious remark, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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These are very serious matters we are voting on.

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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Therefore, Members should not be abstaining.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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I am moving on.