Dáil Éireann debate -
Friday, 22 Feb 1924

Vol. 6 No. 18

CO. DUBLIN PARLIAMENTARY VACANCY—ORDER FOR WRIT.

Mr. D. McCARTHY

I formally move:—

Go n-ordóidh an Ceann Comhairle do Chléireach na Dála a rit a chur amach chun ball do thogha chun an fholúntais a thárla imease ballra na Dála so de bharr bháis Mhíchíl de Duram, ball do Dháil-cheanntar Chontae riaracháin Bhaile Atha Cliath.

That the Ceann Comhairle direct the Clerk of the Dáil to issue his Writ for the election of a member to fill the vacancy which has occurred in the membership of the present Dáil consequent on the death of Deputy Michael Derham, a Member for the Constituency of the administrative County of Dublin.

AN CEANN COMHAIRLE

This motion was proposed as an amendment on Wednesday last. I did not advert to the fact that it was down for consideration to-day. I think it is not right that motions which are already down for consideration should be proposed before they come on for consideration in the ordinary way, when they will be considered in a reasonable time. I think that the precedent created on Wednesday was a bad one.

Mr. PEADAR DOYLE

I second the motion.

Question put and agreed to.