I move that the Dáil sit later than 10.30 to-night and that the Order for the adjournment be taken not later than 8 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Motion to Sit Late.
I think that that is highfalutin hypocritical nonsense.
We have 14 hours now for the debate.
If this debate is to be continued as long as the members desire, it can be continued in the ordinary hours of the Dáil.
It has been suggested by the Leader of the Opposition that Ministers must on all occasions come in here to the Dáil. Everybody knows that Ministers have other work to do; they have appointments made beforehand but they are expected to break those appointments because the Opposition is not prepared to make some concessions in regard to time.
The Tánaiste is breaking his word.
He is not breaking his word.
There are members of the House who want to take part in this debate and who can only attend here in the afternoon.
I was anxious to speak last night but I was also anxious to give the Taoiseach an opportunity of speaking.
Thanks very much!
You had fixed the time to conclude.
That is not so. On the contrary. That statement is incorrect. It was agreed to extend the time at the Deputies' request.
I would like the Tánaiste to remember that he is the Tánaiste. I repeat that I was anxious not only to speak myself last night but that the Taoiseach should get every opportunity of speaking and I urged my colleagues that this should be so. I understood in doing that this business would be taken after Question Time this afternoon. Even though you may have appointments, so have I.
: The Deputy has not got any appointments at 3 o'clock to-morrow morning.
The Deputy has his business to mind as well as the Minister. I would respectfully suggest that if the business were intended to be taken it should be taken. I would ask the Government to reconsider that matter. I admit that it is the Government's exclusive right to fix the Order of Business and the only thing that we can do is to protest.
Question put.
The Dáil divided:—Tá: 44; Níl: 33.
Tá
- Aiken, Frank.
- Allen, Denis.
- Beegan, Patrick.
- Boland, Gerald.
- Brady, Brian.
- Brennan, Thomas.
- Breslin, Cormac.
- Briscoe, Robert.
- Buckley, Seán.
- Butler, Bernard.
- Carter, Thomas.
- Childers, Erskine H.
- Colley, Harry.
- Crowley, Honor Mary.
- Derrig, Thomas.
- De Valera, Eamon.
- Flynn, Stephen.
- Furlong, Walter.
- Gorry, Patrick J.
- Harris, Thomas.
- Hilliard, Michael.
- Kilroy, James.
- Kissane, Eamon.
- Lemass, Seán F.
- Little, Patrick J.
- Lydon, Michael F.
- McCann, John.
- McCarthy, Seán.
- McEllistrim, Thomas.
- MacEntee, Seán.
- McGrath, Patrick.
- Moylan, Seán.
- O'Grady, Seán.
- O'Loghlen, Peter J.
- O'Reilly, Matthew.
- Rice, Bridget M.
- Ryan, James.
- Ryan, Mary B.
- Ryan, Robert.
- Sheridan, Michael.
- Smith, Patrick.
- Traynor, Oscar.
- Walsh, Laurence.
- Walsh, Richard.
Níl
- Beirne, John.
- Blowick, Joseph.
- Coburn, James.
- Cogan, Patrick.
- Corish, Brendan.
- Davin, William.
- Dillon, James M.
- Dockrell, Henry M.
- Dockrell, Maurice E.
- Donnellan, Michael.
- Doyle, Peadar S.
- Everett, James.
- Finucane, Patrick.
- Flanagan, Oliver J.
- Giles, Patrick.
- Halliden, Patrick J.
- Hughes, James.
- Keating, John.
- Keyes, Michael.
- McAuliffe, Patrick.
- MacEoin, Seán.
- Mulcahy, Richard.
- Murphy, Timothy J.
- Norton, William.
- O'Leary, John.
- O'Reilly, Patrick.
- O'Reilly, Thomas.
- O'Sullivan, Martin.
- Pattison, James P.
- Reidy, James.
- Roddy, Martin.
- Rogers, Patrick J.
- Sheldon, William A. W.
Tellers:—Tá: Deputies Kissane and Allen; Níl: Deputies Doyle and Giles.
Question declared carried.