Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, I propose that we suspend for 15 minutes until the Minister is available, due to a division in the Dáil.
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad
Is that agreed?
Not unless the Minister can give us back the 15 minutes.
Not agreed.
I must put the following question: "That the sitting be suspended until 7.40 p.m."
Question put:
The Seanad divided: Tá, 30; Níl, 11.
Tá
- Ahearn, Garret.
- Blaney, Niall.
- Burke, Paddy.
- Buttimer, Jerry.
- Byrne, Malcolm.
- Byrne, Maria.
- Casey, Pat.
- Chambers, Lisa.
- Clifford-Lee, Lorraine.
- Conway, Martin.
- Crowe, Ollie.
- Cummins, John.
- Currie, Emer.
- Daly, Paul.
- Davitt, Aidan.
- Doherty, Regina.
- Dolan, Aisling.
- Fitzpatrick, Mary.
- Hackett, Pippa.
- Kyne, Seán.
- Lombard, Tim.
- Martin, Vincent P.
- McGahon, John.
- McGreehan, Erin.
- O'Loughlin, Fiona.
- O'Reilly, Pauline.
- O'Sullivan, Ned.
- Seery Kearney, Mary.
- Ward, Barry.
- Wilson, Diarmuid.
Níl
- Black, Frances.
- Boyhan, Victor.
- Boylan, Lynn.
- Flynn, Eileen.
- Gavan, Paul.
- Higgins, Alice-Mary.
- Hoey, Annie.
- Keogan, Sharon.
- Ó Donnghaile, Niall.
- Ruane, Lynn.
- Sherlock, Marie.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Seán Kyne and Lisa Chambers; Níl, Senators Lynn Ruane and Alice-Mary Higgins.
Question declared carried.
Sitting suspended at 7.39 p.m. and resumed at 8.05 p.m.