Seanad debates

Thursday, 18 December 2008

11:00 am

Photo of Pat MoylanPat Moylan (Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with the order of the House today I am required to put the following question: "That the Bill is hereby read a Second Time, that sections 1 to 4, inclusive, Schedules 1 and 2 and the Title are hereby agreed to in Committee, and that the Bill is, accordingly, reported to the House without recommendations, that Fourth Stage is hereby completed and the Bill is hereby received for final consideration, that the Bill is hereby returned to the Dáil and that the motion regarding the earlier signature of the Bill by the President is hereby agreed to."

Question put.

The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 30 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, Ciarán Cannon, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, Déirdre de Búrca, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Lisa McDonald, Rónán Mullen, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Shane Ross, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 18 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Paschal Donohoe, Frances Fitzgerald, Dominic Hannigan, Fidelma Healy Eames, David Norris, Joe O'Reilly, John Paul Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Eugene Regan, Brendan Ryan, Liam Twomey)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Camillus Glynn and Diarmuid Wilson; Níl, Senators Maurice Cummins and Fidelma Healy Eames.

Question declared carried.