Seanad debates
Friday, 17 December 2010
Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2010: Motion for Earlier Signature
10:30 am
Donie Cassidy (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 Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2010 changed from Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2010 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to her.''.
The Seanad Divided:
For the motion: 23 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, James Carroll, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, Mark Dearey, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Paschal Mooney, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Niall Ó Brolcháin, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Ann Ormonde, Feargal Quinn, Diarmuid Wilson)
Against the motion: 19 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Paschal Donohoe, Frances Fitzgerald, Fidelma Healy Eames, Nicky McFadden, Rónán Mullen, Joe O'Reilly, Joe O'Toole, John Paul Phelan, Eugene Regan, Shane Ross, Brendan Ryan, Liam Twomey)
Tellers: Tá, Senators Niall Ó Brolcháin and Diarmuid Wilson; Níl, Senators Maurice Cummins and Nicky McFadden.
Question declared carried.
Pat MoylanDonie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)
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At 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 January 2011.