Seanad debates
Wednesday, 25 February 2004
Civil Registration Bill 2003: Motion for Earlier Signature.
7:00 pm
Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)
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I move:
That pursuant to subsection 2 of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Civil Registration Bill 2003 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to her.
David Norris
Brendan Ryan (Labour)
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We are entitled to know why there is such urgency with the Civil Registration Bill.
Michael Finucane (Fine Gael)
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Perhaps it is because the original Bill was over 100 years old.
Shane Ross (Independent)
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Did the Cathaoirleach say it was a Cabinet decision? This is the Seanad.
Brendan Ryan (Labour)
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The Cabinet has nothing to do with Seanad Éireann.
Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)
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On a point of order, if the Leader is presenting a motion for earlier signature to the House, we have the right to debate it.
Rory Kiely (Fianna Fail)
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I am putting the question that the motion be agreed to.
Brendan Ryan (Labour)
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Before the question is put, this House must agree to an amendment to the Order of Business.
Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)
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The record will show that I referred to this motion during this morning's Order of Business.
Rory Kiely (Fianna Fail)
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I am putting the question; we can have no further debate on the matter.
The Dail Divided:
For the motion: 28 (Eddie Bohan, Cyprian Brady, Michael Brennan, Peter Callanan, Margaret Cox, Brendan Daly, John Dardis, Timmy Dooley, Geraldine Feeney, Liam Fitzgerald, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Brendan Kenneally, Tony Kett, Michael Kitt, Terry Leyden, Don Lydon, Marc MacSharry, John Minihan, Paschal Mooney, Tom Morrissey, Pat Moylan, Mary O'Rourke, Kieran Phelan, Eamon Scanlon, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)
Against the motion: 17 (James Bannon, Paul Bradford, Fergal Browne, Ulick Burke, Paul Coghlan, Noel Coonan, Maurice Cummins, Frank Feighan, Michael Finucane, Brian Hayes, Mary Henry, Jim Higgins, Michael McCarthy, David Norris, Kathleen O'Meara, John Paul Phelan, Brendan Ryan)
Tellers: Tá, Senators Minihan and Moylan; Níl, Senators U. Burke and O'Meara.
Question declared carried.