I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Order for Second Stage.
Bill entitled An Act to amend the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Acts 1997 and 2002, and to make a related amendment to the Health (Amendment) Act 1996.
Question put.
The Dáil divided: Tá, 66; Níl, 57.
Tá
- Ahern, Noel.
- Andrews, Barry.
- Ardagh, Seán.
- Blaney, Niall.
- Brady, Martin.
- Brennan, Séamus.
- Callanan, Joe.
- Callely, Ivor.
- Carey, Pat.
- Cassidy, Donie.
- Cooper-Flynn, Beverley.
- Cowen, Brian.
- Cullen, Martin.
- Curran, John.
- de Valera, Síle.
- Dempsey, Noel.
- Dempsey, Tony.
- Dennehy, John.
- Devins, Jimmy.
- Ellis, John.
- Fahey, Frank.
- Finneran, Michael.
- Fitzpatrick, Dermot.
- Fleming, Seán.
- Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
- Glennon, Jim.
- Grealish, Noel.
- Harney, Mary.
- Haughey, Seán.
- Healy-Rae, Jackie.
- Hoctor, Máire.
- Jacob, Joe.
- Keaveney, Cecilia.
- Kelleher, Billy.
- Kelly, Peter.
- Killeen, Tony.
- Kirk, Seamus.
- Kitt, Tom.
- Lenihan, Brian.
- Lenihan, Conor.
- McEllistrim, Thomas.
- Moloney, John.
- Moynihan, Donal.
- Moynihan, Michael.
- Mulcahy, Michael.
- Nolan, M. J.
- Ó Cuív, Éamon.
- Ó Fearghaíl, Seán.
- O’Connor, Charlie.
- O’Dea, Willie.
- O’Donnell, Liz.
- O’Flynn, Noel.
- O’Keeffe, Ned.
- O’Malley, Fiona.
- O’Malley, Tim.
- Parlon, Tom.
- Power, Peter.
- Power, Seán.
- Sexton, Mae.
- Smith, Michael.
- Treacy, Noel.
- Wallace, Dan.
- Wallace, Mary.
- Walsh, Joe.
- Wilkinson, Ollie.
- Woods, Michael.
Níl
- Allen, Bernard.
- Boyle, Dan.
- Breen, James.
- Breen, Pat.
- Broughan, Thomas P.
- Bruton, Richard.
- Burton, Joan.
- Connolly, Paudge.
- Crawford, Seymour.
- Cuffe, Ciarán.
- Deasy, John.
- English, Damien.
- Enright, Olwyn.
- Ferris, Martin.
- Gilmore, Eamon.
- Gogarty, Paul.
- Gormley, John.
- Gregory, Tony.
- Harkin, Marian.
- Hayes, Tom.
- Healy, Seamus.
- Higgins, Michael D.
- Hogan, Phil.
- Howlin, Brendan.
- Kehoe, Paul.
- Kenny, Enda.
- Lynch, Kathleen.
- McCormack, Pádraic.
- McEntee, Shane.
- McGinley, Dinny.
- McGrath, Finian.
- McGrath, Paul.
- McHugh, Paddy.
- McManus, Liz.
- Mitchell, Gay.
- Mitchell, Olivia.
- Morgan, Arthur.
- Murphy, Catherine.
- Neville, Dan.
- Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
- Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
- O’Dowd, Fergus.
- O’Keeffe, Jim.
- O’Shea, Brian.
- O’Sullivan, Jan.
- Pattison, Seamus.
- Penrose, Willie.
- Quinn, Ruairí.
- Rabbitte, Pat.
- Ryan, Eamon.
- Ryan, Seán.
- Sargent, Trevor.
- Sherlock, Joe.
- Shortall, Róisín.
- Stagg, Emmet.
- Stanton, David.
- Twomey, Liam.
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Kitt and Kelleher; Níl, Deputies Kehoe and Stagg.
Question declared carried.
On a point of order, this is exactly what happened a while ago. People were very confused about the last vote because they thought they were voting on the Institutes of Technology Bill 2006——
No.
——when, in fact, we had moved on to the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006.
I will hear the point of order.
I was on my feet asking for the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006 to be referred back. I could not be heard in the confusion, however. Nobody clearly heard what the Ceann Comhairle was saying. I am not saying that was his fault as it was clearly the fault of those who were making noise. I was not given an opportunity to make my proposal before the vote took place. I would like to make that proposal now. I know it is not the normal run of events, but the normal run of events was not what we saw earlier.
The normal run of events was pursued. Deputy McManus's amendment to the motion for the Second Reading will be considered at the end of the debate rather than now at the beginning of the debate.
That will be allowed.
Yes, I presume that Deputy McManus will move her amendment when she speaks during the Second Stage debate. She would not be allowed to propose the amendment at this stage, even if Members were as silent as they are now.
A Cheann Comhairle, you must accept it is confusing when one cannot hear what you are saying.
The Chair accepts that.
It is especially confusing when we are dealing with a sensitive issue like this one.
The Chair appeals to Members to be silent, particularly as we have some time constraints. I appeal to Members who intend to leave the Chamber in a moment, when the Tánaiste starts to speak, to remain silent and to allow the Tánaiste to address the House.
Quite right.