Dáil debates
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Motion (Resumed)
10:17 pm
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Wednesday, 22 February 2023, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.
Tá
Mick Barry, Cathal Berry, Richard Boyd Barrett, Holly Cairns, Seán Canney, Joan Collins, Michael Fitzmaurice, Peter Fitzpatrick, Gary Gannon, Gino Kenny, Michael McNamara, Catherine Murphy, Cian O'Callaghan, Thomas Pringle, Róisín Shortall, Bríd Smith, Jennifer Whitmore.
Níl
Ivana Bacik, Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Colm Burke, Mary Butler, Thomas Byrne, Jackie Cahill, Dara Calleary, Ciarán Cannon, Joe Carey, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jack Chambers, Michael Collins, Niall 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, Joe Flaherty, Charles Flanagan, Seán Fleming, Norma Foley, Simon Harris, Seán Haughey, Martin Heydon, Emer Higgins, Neasa Hourigan, Brendan Howlin, Heather Humphreys, Paul Kehoe, Alan Kelly, John Lahart, James Lawless, Brian Leddin, Josepha Madigan, Catherine Martin, Micheál Martin, Steven Matthews, Paul McAuliffe, Charlie McConalogue, Michael McGrath, Joe McHugh, Aindrias Moynihan, Michael Moynihan, Gerald Nash, Hildegarde Naughton, Carol Nolan, Malcolm Noonan, Darragh O'Brien, Joe O'Brien, Jim O'Callaghan, James O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, Kieran O'Donnell, Richard O'Donoghue, Patrick O'Donovan, Fergus O'Dowd, Roderic O'Gorman, Christopher O'Sullivan, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Éamon Ó Cuív, John Paul Phelan, Neale Richmond, Michael Ring, Eamon Ryan, Seán Sherlock, Brendan Smith, Duncan Smith, Niamh Smyth, Ossian Smyth, David Stanton, Robert Troy.
Staon
Chris Andrews, John Brady, Martin Browne, Pat Buckley, Matt Carthy, Sorca Clarke, Rose Conway-Walsh, Réada Cronin, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, Pa Daly, Pearse Doherty, Paul Donnelly, Dessie Ellis, Mairead Farrell, Kathleen Funchion, Thomas Gould, Johnny Guirke, Claire Kerrane, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Denise Mitchell, Imelda Munster, Louise O'Reilly, Darren O'Rourke, Ruairi Ó Murchú, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Maurice Quinlivan, Patricia Ryan, Brian Stanley, Pauline Tully, Mark Ward.
10:27 pm
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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I must now deal with amendment No. 2 in the name of Solidarity-People Before Profit.
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I move amendment No. 2:
To insert the following after "sovereignty and territorial integrity of states": "— condemns North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) activity in escalating the war and using it to increase militarisation;
— re-asserts its support for Irish neutrality and declares that Dáil Éireann will not be making any application to join NATO now or in the future;".
Tá
Mick Barry, Richard Boyd Barrett, Joan Collins, Gino Kenny, Michael McNamara, Thomas Pringle, Bríd Smith.
Níl
Ivana Bacik, Cathal Berry, Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Colm Burke, Mary Butler, Thomas Byrne, Jackie Cahill, Holly Cairns, Dara Calleary, Seán Canney, Ciarán Cannon, Joe Carey, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jack Chambers, Michael Collins, Niall 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, Michael Fitzmaurice, Peter Fitzpatrick, Joe Flaherty, Charles Flanagan, Seán Fleming, Norma Foley, Gary Gannon, Simon Harris, Seán Haughey, Martin Heydon, Emer Higgins, Neasa Hourigan, Brendan Howlin, Heather Humphreys, Paul Kehoe, Alan Kelly, John Lahart, James Lawless, Brian Leddin, Josepha Madigan, Catherine Martin, Micheál Martin, Steven Matthews, Paul McAuliffe, Charlie McConalogue, Michael McGrath, Joe McHugh, Aindrias Moynihan, Michael Moynihan, Catherine Murphy, Gerald Nash, Hildegarde Naughton, Carol Nolan, Malcolm Noonan, Darragh O'Brien, Joe O'Brien, Cian O'Callaghan, Jim O'Callaghan, James O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, Kieran O'Donnell, Richard O'Donoghue, Patrick O'Donovan, Fergus O'Dowd, Roderic O'Gorman, Christopher O'Sullivan, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Éamon Ó Cuív, John Paul Phelan, Neale Richmond, Michael Ring, Eamon Ryan, Seán Sherlock, Róisín Shortall, Brendan Smith, Duncan Smith, Niamh Smyth, Ossian Smyth, David Stanton, Robert Troy, Jennifer Whitmore.
Staon
Chris Andrews, John Brady, Martin Browne, Pat Buckley, Matt Carthy, Sorca Clarke, Rose Conway-Walsh, Réada Cronin, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, Pa Daly, Pearse Doherty, Paul Donnelly, Dessie Ellis, Mairead Farrell, Kathleen Funchion, Thomas Gould, Johnny Guirke, Claire Kerrane, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Denise Mitchell, Imelda Munster, Louise O'Reilly, Darren O'Rourke, Ruairi Ó Murchú, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Maurice Quinlivan, Patricia Ryan, Brian Stanley, Pauline Tully, Mark Ward.
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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Amendment No. 3 is in the name of Deputy McNamara. How stands the amendment?
Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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I move amendment No. 3:
To insert the following after "sovereignty and territorial integrity of states":
"approves the participation of up to 30 members of the Defence Forces in the newly established European Union Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM), under the command of its Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability, Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjea, the aim of which is to enhance the military capability of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and that the State shall be bound by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 establishing a European Peace Facility, and any cost arising therefrom or from the European Union Military Assistance Mission, and the Taoiseach shall report on the said cost to the Exchequer no later than one year from today and every year thereafter".
It affords the Dáil the chance the opportunity to assent to Irish participation in the European Union military assistance mission and so I will press it.
10:37 pm
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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Deputy McNamara likes presenting interesting scenarios to the House. The result of the division is Tá, 0; Níl 100; and Staon 32. As Deputy McNamara, as a Tá teller, has not voted in favour, I must declare the amendment lost.