Is Deputy MacBride formally moving his motion?
Committee on Finance. - Six-County Oireachtas Representation.
Yes. The Taoiseach did not indicate that he would give any time. I formally move it now:—
Believing that, in order to achieve the unity of Ireland, a greater degree of contact and co-operation between the elected representatives of the people of the six occupied counties and members of the Oireachtas is required, Dáil Éireann requests the Government to initiate proposals for legislation in the Dáil or in the Seanad whereby all the elected parliamentary representatives of the people of the six occupied counties of Ireland will be given a right of audience in the Dáil or in the Seanad, as may be determined.
The Deputy is very foolish.
Question put.
The Dáil divided: Tá, 42; Níl, 82.
Tá
- Belton, John.
- Browne, Noel C.
- Byrne, Alfred.
- Byrne, Alfred Patrick.
- Cafferky, Dominick.
- Coburn, James.
- Collins, Seán.
- Corish, Brendan.
- Cowan, Peadar.
- Crotty, Patrick J.
- Davin, William.
- Desmond, Daniel.
- Dillon, James M.
- Donnellan, Michael.
- Dunne, Seán.
- Esmonde, Anthony C.
- ffrench-O'Carroll, Michael.
- Finan, John.
- Finucane, Patrick.
- Flanagan, Oliver J.
- Giles, Patrick.
- Hickey, James.
- Hughes, Joseph.
- Larkin, James.
- Lynch, John. (North Kerry)
- MacBride, Seán.
- MacEoin, Seán.
- McMenamin, Daniel.
- McQuillan, John.
- Mannion, John.
- Murphy, Michael P.
- Murphy, William.
- Norton, William.
- O'Donnell, Patrick.
- O'Hara, Thomas.
- O'Reilly, Patrick.
- O'Sullivan, Denis.
- Palmer, Patrick W.
- Redmond, Bridget M.
- Roddy, Joseph.
- Rooney, Eamon.
- Tully, John.
Níl
- Aiken, Frank.
- Allen, Denis.
- Bartley, Gerald.
- Beegan, Patrick.
- Blaney, Neil T.
- Boland, Gerald.
- Bourke, Dan.
- Brady, Philip A.
- Brady, Seán.
- Breathnach, Cormac.
- Breen, Dan.
- Brennan, Joseph.
- Brennan, Thomas.
- Breslin, Cormac.
- Briscoe, Robert.
- Browne, Patrick.
- Buckley, Seán.
- Burke, Patrick.
- Butler, Bernard.
- Carter, Frank.
- Childers, Erskine.
- Cogan, Patrick.
- Colley, Harry.
- Collins, James J.
- Corry, Martin J.
- Cosgrave, Liam.
- Costello, Declan.
- Costello, John A.
- Crowley, Honor Mary.
- Cunningham, Liam.
- Maher, Peadar.
- Moran, Michael.
- Morrissey, Daniel.
- Moylan, Seán.
- Mulcahy, Richard.
- O Briain, Donnchadh.
- O'Higgins, Thomas F.
- O'Higgins, Thomas F. (Jun.).
- O'Reilly, Matthew.
- Ormonde, John.
- O'Sullivan, Ted.
- Davern, Michael J.
- Derrig, Thomas.
- De Valera, Eamon.
- De Valera, Vivion.
- Dockrell, Henry P.
- Dockrell, Maurice E.
- Duignan, Peadar.
- Fahy, Frank.
- Fanning, John.
- Flanagan, Seán.
- Flynn, John.
- Flynn, Stephen.
- Gallagher, Colm.
- Gilbride, Eugene.
- Harris, Thomas.
- Hillery, Patrick J.
- Hilliard, Michael.
- Humphreys, Francis.
- Kennedy, Michael J.
- Killilea, Mark.
- Lehane, Patrick D.
- Lemass, Seán.
- Little, Patrick J.
- Lynch, Jack. (Cork Borough)
- McCann, John.
- MacCarthy, Seán.
- McEllistrim, Thomas.
- MacEntee, Seán.
- McGrath, Patrick.
- Maguire, Patrick J.
- Rice, Bridget M.
- Ruttledge, Patrick J.
- Ryan, James.
- Ryan, Mary B.
- Sheldon, William A.W.
- Sheridan, Michael.
- Smith, Patrick.
- Sweetman, Gerard.
- Traynor, Oscar.
- Walsh, Laurence J.
- Walsh, Thomas.
Tellers:— Tá, Deputies MacBride and Mac Fheorais; Níl, Deputies Ó Briain and Killilea.
Question declared lost.
So we are going to leave it to the people of the Six Counties to settle the question of Partition for themselves.
Our people in the North are looking for bread. Let us not offer them a stone.
As I do not want to expose the people of South Armagh and Mr. McGleenan to further insults from this House, I am not moving motion No. 7.
Can that motion be moved by a Deputy other than Deputy MacBride?
When Deputy MacBride is present it may not be moved by any other Deputy.
I insist that the motion be not withdrawn. Mr. McGleenan and the people of South Armagh want a decision on it.
It may not be moved except by Deputy MacBride.
If he wants to run away, let him run away.
You ran away.
Motion not moved.