Dáil debates

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]

 

The following motion was moved by Deputy Bríd Smith on 25 May 2023: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1:

- (Minister for Health)

5:42 pm

Photo of Seán Ó FearghaílSeán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023, which took place on Thursday, 25 May 2023. On the question, "That the amendment to the motion be made", a division was claimed, and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 61; Níl, 74; Staon, 3.


Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Bríd Smith.

Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Colm Burke, Peter Burke, Mary Butler, Jackie Cahill, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Michael Collins, Simon Coveney, Cathal Crowe, Alan Dillon, Stephen Donnelly, Paschal Donohoe, Francis Noel Duffy, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Frank Feighan, Michael Fitzmaurice, Peter Fitzpatrick, Joe Flaherty, Norma Foley, Simon Harris, Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae, Martin Heydon, Emer Higgins, Paul Kehoe, John Lahart, James Lawless, Brian Leddin, Josepha Madigan, Catherine Martin, Micheál Martin, Steven Matthews, Paul McAuliffe, Charlie McConalogue, Mattie McGrath, Michael McGrath, Aindrias Moynihan, Michael Moynihan, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Hildegarde Naughton, Malcolm Noonan, Darragh O'Brien, Jim O'Callaghan, James O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, Kieran O'Donnell, Fergus O'Dowd, Roderic O'Gorman, Christopher O'Sullivan, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, John Paul Phelan, Anne Rabbitte, Neale Richmond, Michael Ring, Eamon Ryan, David Stanton, Peadar Tóibín.

Níl

Chris Andrews, Ivana Bacik, Mick Barry, Cathal Berry, Richard Boyd Barrett, Martin Browne, Pat Buckley, Holly Cairns, Dara Calleary, Seán Canney, Ciarán Cannon, Matt Carthy, Sorca Clarke, Joan Collins, Catherine Connolly, Rose Conway-Walsh, Patrick Costello, Michael Creed, Réada Cronin, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, Pa Daly, Cormac Devlin, Pearse Doherty, Paul Donnelly, Dessie Ellis, Mairead Farrell, Charles Flanagan, Kathleen Funchion, Gary Gannon, Thomas Gould, Brendan Griffin, Johnny Guirke, Neasa Hourigan, Brendan Howlin, Alan Kelly, Gino Kenny, Martin Kenny, Claire Kerrane, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, John McGuinness, Denise Mitchell, Imelda Munster, Catherine Murphy, Paul Murphy, Verona Murphy, Gerald Nash, Denis Naughten, Joe O'Brien, Cian O'Callaghan, Patrick O'Donovan, Louise O'Reilly, Darren O'Rourke, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Éamon Ó Cuív, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Ruairi Ó Murchú, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Thomas Pringle, Maurice Quinlivan, Patricia Ryan, Matt Shanahan, Róisín Shortall, Brendan Smith, Bríd Smith, Duncan Smith, Niamh Smyth, Ossian Smyth, Brian Stanley, Robert Troy, Pauline Tully, Mark Ward, Jennifer Whitmore.

Staon

Noel Grealish, Michael McNamara, Carol Nolan.

Amendment declared lost.

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

The Dáil divided: Tá, 67; Níl, 64; Staon, 8.


Tellers: Tá, Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Bríd Smith; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.

Chris Andrews, Ivana Bacik, Mick Barry, Cathal Berry, Richard Boyd Barrett, Martin Browne, Pat Buckley, Holly Cairns, Matt Carthy, Sorca Clarke, Joan Collins, Catherine Connolly, Rose Conway-Walsh, Patrick Costello, Réada Cronin, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, Pa Daly, Pearse Doherty, Paul Donnelly, Francis Noel Duffy, Dessie Ellis, Mairead Farrell, Kathleen Funchion, Gary Gannon, Thomas Gould, Johnny Guirke, Neasa Hourigan, Brendan Howlin, Alan Kelly, Gino Kenny, Martin Kenny, Claire Kerrane, Brian Leddin, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Catherine Martin, Steven Matthews, Denise Mitchell, Imelda Munster, Catherine Murphy, Paul Murphy, Verona Murphy, Gerald Nash, Malcolm Noonan, Joe O'Brien, Cian O'Callaghan, Roderic O'Gorman, Louise O'Reilly, Darren O'Rourke, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Ruairi Ó Murchú, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Thomas Pringle, Maurice Quinlivan, Neale Richmond, Patricia Ryan, Matt Shanahan, Róisín Shortall, Bríd Smith, Duncan Smith, Ossian Smyth, Brian Stanley, Pauline Tully, Mark Ward, Jennifer Whitmore.

Níl

Colm Brophy, James Browne, Richard Bruton, Colm Burke, Peter Burke, Mary Butler, Jackie Cahill, Dara Calleary, Seán Canney, Ciarán Cannon, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Michael Collins, Simon Coveney, Michael Creed, Cathal Crowe, Cormac Devlin, Alan Dillon, Paschal Donohoe, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Frank Feighan, Michael Fitzmaurice, Peter Fitzpatrick, Joe Flaherty, Charles Flanagan, Norma Foley, Noel Grealish, Brendan Griffin, Simon Harris, Seán Haughey, Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae, Martin Heydon, Paul Kehoe, James Lawless, Josepha Madigan, Micheál Martin, Charlie McConalogue, Mattie McGrath, Michael McGrath, John McGuinness, Michael McNamara, Aindrias Moynihan, Michael Moynihan, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Denis Naughten, Hildegarde Naughton, Carol Nolan, James O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, Kieran O'Donnell, Patrick O'Donovan, Fergus O'Dowd, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Éamon Ó Cuív, John Paul Phelan, Anne Rabbitte, Michael Ring, Brendan Smith, Niamh Smyth, David Stanton, Peadar Tóibín, Robert Troy.

Staon

Stephen Donnelly, Emer Higgins, John Lahart, Paul McAuliffe, Darragh O'Brien, Jim O'Callaghan, Christopher O'Sullivan, Eamon Ryan.

Question declared carried.