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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 18 Nov 1926

Vol. 17 No. 3

PUBLIC SAFETY (EMERGENCY POWERS) BILL, 1926. - PUBLIC SAFETY (EMERGENCY POWERS) BILL, 1926—THIRD STAGE.

The Dáil went into Committee.
Bill passed without amendment and ordered to be reported.
The Dáil went out of Committee.
Bill reported.
Ordered—"That the 4th Stage be taken to-day."
William T. Cosgrave

The PRESIDENT

I move: "That the Bill be now received for final consideration."

Question put and agreed to.
Ordered—"That the Fifth Stage be taken to-day."
Motion made and question proposed:—"That the Bill do now pass."— (The President).
Thomas Johnson

Mr. JOHNSON

Before this Bill is passed I desire to say I want to have my name recorded against it. I am not going to allow myself the displeasure of having it charged against me that I have handed over powers against the people to an Executive without the checks which the Constitution or the law should provide. The President talked about only dealing with what is probable in a Bill of this kind, and that we must leave out of account what is possible. I am afraid that that idea has rather obsessed the minds of Ministers in their proposed legislation. When you are handing over powers to any authority I think you have got to take into account the possibilities as well as the probabilities, and, in this case, I think we are handing over to the Executive too many powers over the individual citizen. We are frustrating the purposes of the Constitution and we are making legal protection practically of no effect, and I am going to have my vote recorded against the passing of this Bill.

The Question—"That the Bill do now pass"—having been put from the Chair, a division was challenged.

Michael Hayes

AN CEANN COMHAIRLE

How many Deputies are claiming a division?

Five Deputies rose in their places.

Question again put—"That the Bill do now pass."
The Dáil divided: Tá, 46; Níl, 13.

Tá

  • Earnán Altún.
  • Earnán de Blaghd.
  • Thomas Bolger.
  • Seoirse de Bhulbh.
  • Séamus de Burca.
  • John J. Cole.
  • John Conlan.
  • Máighréad Ní Choileáin Bean Uí
  • Dhrisceóil.
  • James Dwyer.
  • Michael Egan.
  • Patrick J. Egan.
  • Seán de Faoite.
  • John Good.
  • John Hennigan.
  • Patrick Leonard.
  • Seosamh Mac a' Bhrighde.
  • Liam Mac Cosgair.
  • Seán Mac Curtain.
  • Patrick McGilligan.
  • Risteárd Mac Liam.
  • Martin M. Nally.
  • Peadar O hAodha.
  • Mícheál O hAonghusa.
  • Seán O Bruadair.
  • Risteárd O Conaill.
  • Conchubhar O Conghaile.
  • Máirtín O Conalláin.
  • Séamus O Cruadhlaoich.
  • Séamus O Dóláin.
  • Tadhg O Donnabháin.
  • Mícheál O Dubhghaill.
  • Seán O Duinnín.
  • Donnchadh O Guaire.
  • Mícheál O hIfearnáin.
  • Aindriú O Láimhín.
  • Fionán O Loingsigh.
  • Risteárd O Maolchatha.
  • Domhnall O Mocháin.
  • Séamus O Murchadha.
  • Pádraig O hOgáin (Gaillimh).
  • Mairtin O Rodaigh.
  • Seán O Súilleabháin.
  • Andrew O'Shaughnessy.
  • Mícheál O Tighearnaigh.
  • Seán Príomhdhall.
  • Liam Thrift.

Níl

  • Séamus Eabhróid.
  • David Hall.
  • Tomás Mac Eoin.
  • Risteárd Mac Fheorais.
  • Pádraig Mac Fhlannchadha.
  • Tomás de Nógla.
  • William Norton.
  • Ailfrid O Broin.
  • Aodh O Cúlacháin.
  • Liam O Daimhín.
  • Eamon O Dubhghaill.
  • Tadhg O Murchadha.
  • Pádraig O hOgáin (An Clár).
Tellers.— Tá: Deputies Dolan and Tierney. Níl: Deputies Nagle and Norton.
Motion declared carried.
Ordered—"That a Message be sent to the Seanad accordingly."
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