Dáil debates

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Immigration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

 

The following motion was moved by Deputy Carol Nolan on Wednesday, 6 December 2023:

The following amendment No. 1 was moved by the Minister for Justice:

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1:

- (Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin)

5:30 pm

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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I must now deal with a deferred division relating to the Labour Party amendment to the Government amendment to the motion regarding immigration. Today, on the question, "That the amendment to the amendment be made", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Amendment to amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 16; Níl, 107; Staon, 4.


Tellers: Tá, Deputies Duncan Smith and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.

Ivana Bacik, Mick Barry, Holly Cairns, Joan Collins, Gary Gannon, Brendan Howlin, Michael McNamara, Catherine Murphy, Gerald Nash, Cian O'Callaghan, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Thomas Pringle, Seán Sherlock, Róisín Shortall, Duncan Smith, Jennifer Whitmore.

Níl

Chris Andrews, John Brady, Colm Brophy, James Browne, Martin Browne, Richard Bruton, Pat Buckley, Colm Burke, Peter Burke, Thomas Byrne, Jackie Cahill, Ciarán Cannon, Matt Carthy, Jack Chambers, Sorca Clarke, Michael Collins, Niall Collins, Patrick Costello, Simon Coveney, Barry Cowen, Michael Creed, Réada Cronin, Cathal Crowe, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, Pa Daly, Cormac Devlin, Alan Dillon, Pearse Doherty, Paul Donnelly, Stephen Donnelly, Paschal Donohoe, Francis Noel Duffy, Bernard Durkan, Dessie Ellis, Damien English, Alan Farrell, Mairead Farrell, Michael Fitzmaurice, Peter Fitzpatrick, Joe Flaherty, Charles Flanagan, Seán Fleming, Norma Foley, Kathleen Funchion, Johnny Guirke, Simon Harris, Seán Haughey, Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae, Martin Heydon, Emer Higgins, Paul Kehoe, Martin Kenny, Claire Kerrane, John Lahart, James Lawless, Brian Leddin, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Josepha Madigan, Catherine Martin, Steven Matthews, Paul McAuliffe, Charlie McConalogue, Mary Lou McDonald, Helen McEntee, Mattie McGrath, Michael McGrath, John McGuinness, Joe McHugh, Denise Mitchell, Aindrias Moynihan, Michael Moynihan, Imelda Munster, Johnny Mythen, Hildegarde Naughton, Carol Nolan, Malcolm Noonan, Darragh O'Brien, Joe O'Brien, Jim O'Callaghan, Willie O'Dea, Patrick O'Donovan, Fergus O'Dowd, Roderic O'Gorman, Louise O'Reilly, Darren O'Rourke, Christopher O'Sullivan, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Eoin Ó Broin, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Éamon Ó Cuív, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Ruairi Ó Murchú, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, John Paul Phelan, Maurice Quinlivan, Anne Rabbitte, Neale Richmond, Patricia Ryan, Brendan Smith, Ossian Smyth, Brian Stanley, David Stanton, Peadar Tóibín, Robert Troy, Pauline Tully.

Staon

Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Paul Murphy, Bríd Smith.

Amendment to amendment declared lost.

Explanations under Standing Order 157(3) as received from Member

Amendment put.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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Will the Deputies dissenting who are claiming a division please rise in their places?

Deputies Michael McNamara, Michael Fitzmaurice, Peadar Tóibín, Michael Collins, Carol Nolan, Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae and Mattie McGrath rose.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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As fewer than ten Members have risen I declare the amendment is agreed to. In accordance with Standing Order 82 the names of the Deputies dissenting will be recorded in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Dáil.

Amendment agreed to.

Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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Will the Deputies dissenting who are claiming a division please rise in their places?

Deputies Michael McNamara, Michael Fitzmaurice, Peadar Tóibín, Michael Collins, Carol Nolan, Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Healy-Rae and Mattie McGrath rose.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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As fewer than ten Members have risen I declare the question carried. In accordance with Standing Order 82 the names of the Deputies dissenting will be recorded in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Dáil.

Question declared carried.