Seanad debates
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Business of Seanad
12:00 pm
Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)
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I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 3, the resolution to establish the constitutional convention, be taken without debate, as the Tánaiste has been waiting since 11.45 a.m. and was prepared to stay until 1.30 p.m.
Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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Is the amendment to the Order of Business agreed to?
David Norris (Independent)
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The Leader misled the House. He told us the Tánaiste was not able to be present.
Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail)
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It most certainly is not. The Tánaiste would not have had to sit out there for an hour if the Leader had played ball initially.
David Cullinane (Sinn Fein)
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Under Standing Order 62(3)(b), I call for the division to be taken again other than by electronic means.
Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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As the Senator is not a Teller, will the Senators supporting his request, please, stand?
The Seanad Divided:
For the motion: 28 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Eamonn Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, Marie Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Marie Louise O'Donnell, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)
Against the motion: 19 (Sean Barrett, Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Paschal Mooney, Marc MacSharry, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Darragh O'Brien, Ned O'Sullivan, Averil Power, Feargal Quinn, Kathryn Reilly, Jillian van Turnhout, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Katherine Zappone)
Tellers: Tá, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators Paschal Mooney and Ned O'Sullivan.
Amendment declared carried.