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Thursday, 14 Jun 2007

Vol. 637 No. 1

FORÓGRA — PROCLAMATION.

FORÓGRAPROCLAMATION.

De bhun comhairle a thairg an Taoiseach dom faoi alt a dó d’Airteagal a trí déag den Bhunreacht, déanaimse, MÁIRE MHIC GHIOLLA ÍOSA, Uachtarán na hÉireann, Dáil Éireann a lánscor leis seo an naoú lá is fiche d’Aibreán, dhá mhíle a seacht, agus Dáil Éireann (a mbeidh a comhaltaí arna dtoghadh san Olltoghchán seo chugainn) a ghairm agus a chomóradh chun teacht le chéile i gcathair Bhaile Átha Cliath ar an gceathrú lá déag de Mheitheamh, dhá mhíle a seacht, ar a trí a chlog sa tráthnóna chun cibé gnó a dhéanamh a chuirfear faoina bráid.

Pursuant to an advice tendered to me by the Taoiseach under section 2 of Article 13 of the Constitution, I, MARY McALEESE, President of Ireland, hereby dissolve Dáil Éireann on the 29th day of April, 2007, and summon and call together Dáil Éireann (the members whereof shall have been elected at the forthcoming General Election) to meet in the city of Dublin on the 14th day of June, 2007, at the hour of 3.00 o’clock p.m. for the despatch of such business as shall be submitted to it.

ARNA THABHAIRT FAOI MO LÁIMH AGUS FAOI MO SHÉALA AN NAOÚ LÁ IS FICHE SEO D’AIBREÁN, DHÁ MHÍLE A SEACHT.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 2007.

Bertie Ahern

Máire Mhic Ghiolla Íosa

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Taoiseach

Uachtarán na hÉireann(President of Ireland)

Tuarascáil i dtaobh Eascairí a chur amach agus Craoladh i dtaobh Freagraí

Report as to issue of Writs and Announcement as to Returns

I gcomhlíonadh Bhuan-Ordú Uimhir a Trí de Bhuan-Orduithe Dháil Éireann i dtaobh Gnó Phoiblí, tá orm a thuairisciú go ndearna Cléireach na Dála, díreach tar éis don Uachtarán Forógra an naoú lá is fiche d’Aibreán, dhá mhíle a seacht, a chur amach ag lánscor Dháil Éireann an lá sin, a eascairí a chur amach, de bhun alt tríocha a naoi den Acht Toghcháin, míle naoi gcéad nócha a dó, do na Dáilcheantair seo a leanas go dtí na Cinn Chomhairimh atá ainmnithe anseo thíos:—

In compliance with Standing Order No. 3 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business, I have to report that immediately upon the issue by the President of the Proclamation of the 29th day of April, 2007, dissolving Dáil Éireann on that day, the Clerk of the Dáil issued his writs, pursuant to section 39 of the Electoral Act 1992, for the following Constituencies to the Returning Officers named hereunder:—

Dáilcheantair Constituencies

Cinn Chomhairimh Returning Officers

Ceatharlach-Cill Chainnigh Carlow-Kilkenny

Ms. Mary N. Enright

An Cabhán-Muineachán Cavan-Monaghan

Ms. Josephine Duffy

An Clár Clare

Mr. Patrick Wallace

Corcaí Thoir Cork East

Mr. Michael O’Driscoll

Corcaí Thiar Thuaidh Cork North-West

Mr. Michael O’Driscoll

Corcaí Thiar Theas Cork South-West

Mr. Michael O’Driscoll

Corcaí Thuaidh-Lár Cork North-Central

Mr. Martin A. Harvey

Corcaí Theas-Lár Cork South-Central

Mr. Martin A. Harvey

Dún na nGall Thoir Thuaidh Donegal North-East

Ms. Geraldine O’Connor

Dún na nGall Thiar Theas Donegal South-West

Ms. Geraldine O’Connor

Baile Átha Cliath Láir Dublin Central

Mr. Brendan Walsh

Baile Átha Cliath Thuaidh-Lár Dublin North-Central

Mr. Brendan Walsh

Baile Átha Cliath Thoir Thuaidh Dublin North-East

Mr. Brendan Walsh

Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Thuaidh Dublin North-West

Mr. Brendan Walsh

Dáilcheantair Constituencies

Cinn Chomhairimh Returning Officers

Baile Átha Cliath Theas-Lár Dublin South-Central

Mr. Brendan Walsh

Baile Átha Cliath Thoir Theas Dublin South-East

Mr. Brendan Walsh

Baile Átha Cliath Thiar-Meán Dublin Mid-West

Mr. John M. Fitzpatrick

Baile Átha Cliath Thuaidh Dublin North

Mr. John M. Fitzpatrick

Baile Átha Cliath Theas Dublin South

Mr. John M. Fitzpatrick

Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Theas Dublin South-West

Mr. John M. Fitzpatrick

Baile Átha Cliath Thiar Dublin West

Mr. John M. Fitzpatrick

Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire

Mr. John M. Fitzpatrick

Gaillimh Thoir Galway East

Ms. Marian Chambers Higgins

Gaillimh Thiar Galway West

Ms. Marian Chambers Higgins

Ciarraí Thuaidh Kerry North

Mr. Padraig Burke

Ciarraí Theas Kerry South

Mr. Padraig Burke

Cill Dara Thuaidh Kildare North

Ms. Eithne Coughlan

Cill Dara Theas Kildare South

Ms. Eithne Coughlan

Laois-Uíbh Fhailí Laois-Offaly

Ms. Verona Lambe

Luimneach Thoir Limerick East

Mr. Patrick J. Meghen

Luimneach Thiar Limerick West

Mr. Patrick J. Meghen

An Longfort-An Iarmhí Longford-Westmeath

Ms. Imelda Branigan

Lú Louth

Ms. Mairead Ahern

Maigh Eo Mayo

Mr. Fintan J. Murphy

An Mhí Thoir Meath East

Mrs. Máire Tehan

An Mhí Thiar Meath West

Mrs. Máire Tehan

Ros Comán-Liatroim Theas Roscommon-South Leitrim

Mr. William Lyster

Sligeach-Liatroim Thuaidh Sligo-North Leitrim

Mr. Kieran McDermott

Dáilcheantair Constituencies

Cinn Chomhairimh Returning Officers

Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh Tipperary North

Ms. Mary Delehanty

Tiobraid Árann Theas Tipperary South

Ms. Mary Delehanty

Port Láirge Waterford

Mr. Niall Rooney

Loch Garman Wexford

Ms. Marie Garahy

Cill Mhantáin Wicklow

Ms. Breda Allen

Is iad seo a leanas ainmneacha na ndaoine a toghadh chun fónamh sa Dáil, mar aon le hainmneacha na nDáilcheantar dár toghadh iad:—

The following are the names of the persons returned to serve in the Dáil together with the names of the Constituencies for which they have been elected:—

Dáilcheantair Constituencies

ComhaltaíMembers

Ceatharlach-Cill Channigh

Carlow-Kilkenny

John McGuinness (FF)

Bobby Aylward (FF)

Phil Hogan (FG)

M. J. Nolan (FF)

Mary Alexandra White (GP)

An Cabhán-Muineachán

Cavan-Monaghan

Brendan Smith (FF)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (SF)

Seymour Crawford (FG)

Margaret Conlon (FF)

Rory O’Hanlon (FF)*

*By virtue of section 36 of the Electoral Act 1992, Rory O’Hanlon has been deemed to have been elected as one of the members for the Constituency of Cavan-Monaghan.

An Clár

Clare

Timmy Dooley (FF)

Tony Killeen (FF)

Pat Breen (FG)

Joe Carey (FG)

Corcaigh Thoir

Cork East

Michael Ahern (FF)

Edward O’Keeffe (FF)

David Stanton (FG)

Seán Sherlock (Lab)

Corcaigh Thuaidh-Lár

Cork North-Central

Billy Kelleher (FF)

Bernard Allen (FG)

Kathleen Lynch (Lab)

Noel O’Flynn (FF)

Corcaigh Thiar-Thuaidh

Cork North-West

Michael Creed (FG)

Michael Moynihan (FF)

Batt O’Keeffe (FF)

Corcaigh Theas-Lár

Cork South-Central

Micheál Martin (FF)

Michael McGrath (FF)

Deirdre Clune (FG)

Ciarán Lynch (Lab)

Simon Coveney (FG)

Corcaigh Thiar-Theas

Cork South-West

Christy O’Sullivan (FF)

Jim O’Keeffe (FG)

P. J. Sheehan (FG)

Dún na nGall Thoir-Thuaidh

Donegal North-East

Joe McHugh (FG)

James McDaid (FF)

Niall Blaney (FF)

Dún na nGall Thiar-Theas

Donegal South-West

Mary Coughlan (FF)

Pat The Cope Gallagher (FF)

Dinny McGinley (FG)

Baile Átha Cliath Láir

Dublin Central

Bertie Ahern (FF)

Tony Gregory (Ind)

Joe Costello (Lab)

Cyprian Brady (FF)

Baile Átha Cliath Thiar-Mheán

Dublin Mid-West

John Curran (FF)

Paul N. Gogarty (GP)

Mary Harney (PD)

Joanna Tuffy (Lab)

Baile Átha Cliath Thuaidh

Dublin North

Michael Kennedy (FF)

Trevor Sargent (GP)

Darragh O’Brien (FF)

James Reilly (FG)

Baile Átha Cliath Thuaidh-Lár

Dublin North-Central

Richard Bruton (FG)

Seán Haughey (FF)

Finian McGrath (Ind)

Baile Átha Cliath Thoir-Thuaidh

Dublin North-East

Tommy Broughan (Lab)

Terence Flanagan (FG)

Michael Woods (FF)

Baile Átha Cliath Thiar-Thuaidh

Dublin North-West

Noel Ahern (FF)

Pat Carey (FF)

Róisín Shortall (Lab)

Baile Átha Cliath Theas

Dublin South

Séamus Brennan (FF)

Tom Kitt (FF)

Olivia Mitchell (FG)

Eamon Ryan (GP)

Alan Shatter (FG)

Baile Átha Cliath Theas-Lár

Dublin South-Central

Seán Ardagh (FF)

Michael Mulcahy (FF)

Mary Upton (Lab)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF)

Catherine Byrne (FG)

Baile Átha Cliath Thoir-Theas

Dublin South-East

Chris Andrews (FF)

Lucinda Creighton (FG)

Ruairí Quinn (Lab)

John Gormley (GP)

Baile Átha Cliath Thiar-Theas

Dublin South-West

Conor Lenihan (FF)

Brian Hayes (FG)

Pat Rabbitte (Lab)

Charlie O’Connor (FF)

Baile Átha Cliath Thiar

Dublin West

Brian Lenihan (FF)

Leo Varadkar (FG)

Joan Burton (Lab)

Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire

Mary Hanafin (FF)

Barry Andrews (FF)

Eamon Gilmore (Lab)

Seán Barrett (FG)

Ciarán Cuffe (GP)

Gaillimh Thoir

Galway East

Paul Connaughton (FG)

Michael P. Kitt (FF)

Ulick Burke (FG)

Noel Treacy (FF)

Gaillimh Thiar

Galway West

Éamon Ó Cuív (FF)

Michael D. Higgins (Lab)

Pádraic McCormack (FG)

Noel Grealish (PD)

Frank Fahey (FF)

Ciarraí Thuaidh

Kerry North

Jimmy Deenihan (FG)

Tom McEllistrim (FF)

Martin Ferris (SF)

Ciarraí Theas

Kerry South

John O’Donoghue (FF)

Tom Sheahan (FG)

Jackie Healy-Rae (Ind)

Cill Dara Thuaidh

Kildare North

Áine Brady (FF)

Emmet Stagg (Lab)

Michael Fitzpatrick (FF)

Bernard J. Durkan (FG)

Cill Dara Theas

Kildare South

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF)

Seán Power (FF)

Jack Wall (Lab)

Laois-Uíbh Fhailí

Laois-Offaly

Brian Cowen (FF)

Olwyn Enright (FG)

Seán Fleming (FF)

Charles Flanagan (FG)

John Moloney (FF)

Luimneach Thoir

Limerick East

Willie O’Dea (FF)

Peter Power (FF)

Michael Noonan (FG)

Jan O’Sullivan (Lab)

Kieran O’Donnell (FG)

Luimneach Thiar

Limerick West

Niall Collins (FF)

John Cregan (FF)

Dan Neville (FG)

An Longfort-An Iarmhí

Longford-Westmeath

Willie Penrose (Lab)

Mary O’Rourke (FF)

Peter Kelly (FF)

James Bannon (FG)

Louth

Seamus Kirk (FF)

Dermot Ahern (FF)

Fergus O’Dowd (FG)

Arthur Morgan (SF)

Maigh Eo

Mayo

Enda Kenny (FG)

Michael Ring (FG)

John O’Mahony (FG)

Dara Calleary (FF)

Beverley Flynn (Ind)

An Mhí Thoir

Meath East

Mary Wallace (FF)

Shane McEntee (FG)

Thomas Byrne (FF)

An Mhí Thiar

Meath West

Noel Dempsey (FF)

Johnny Brady (FF)

Damien English (FG)

Ros Comán-Liatroim Theas

Roscommon-South Leitrim

Frank Feighan (FG)

Michael Finneran (FF)

Denis Naughten (FG)

Sligeach-Liatroim Thuaidh

Sligo-North Leitrim

Eamon Scanlon (FF)

John Perry (FG)

Jimmy Devins (FF)

Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh

Tipperary North

Michael Lowry (Ind)

Noel J. Coonan (FG)

Máire Hoctor (FF)

Tiobraid Árann Theas

Tipperary South

Tom Hayes (FG)

Mattie McGrath (FF)

Martin Mansergh (FF)

Port Láirge

Waterford

Martin Cullen (FF)

John Deasy (FG)

Brian O’Shea (Lab)

Brendan Kenneally (FF)

Loch Garman

Wexford

John Browne (FF)

Brendan Howlin (Lab)

Seán Connick (FF)

Paul Kehoe (FG)

Michael D’Arcy (FG)

Cill Mhantáin

Wicklow

Dick Roche (FF)

Joe Behan (FF)

Liz McManus (Lab)

Billy Timmins (FG)

Andrew Doyle (FG)

De bhua alt tríocha a sé den Acht Toghcháin, míle naoi gcéad nócha a dó, measadh RUAIRÍ Ó hANNLUAIN a bheith tofa mar dhuine de na comhaltaí do Dháilcheantar an Chabháin-Muineachán.

By virtue of section 36 of the Electoral Act 1992, RORY O’HANLON has been deemed to have been elected as one of the members for the Constituency of Cavan-Monaghan.

I gcomhlíonadh Bhuan-Ordú Uimhir a ceathair de na Buan-Orduithe i dtaobh Gnó Phoiblí, táim tar éis cóipeanna de na hEascairí toghcháin agus de na freagraí a formhuiníodh orthu a leagan os comhair na Dála.

In compliance with Standing Order No. 4 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, I have laid before the Dáil copies of the Writs of election and the returns endorsed thereon.

Tá an Rolla sínithe de réir na mBuan-Orduithe ag na Comhaltaí thuasainmnithe go léir.

All the above-named Members signed the Roll in accordance with Standing Orders.

De réir na mBuan-Orduithe is é an chéad ghnó eile ná Ceann Comhairle a thoghadh and glacfaidh mé Ceann Comhairle a thoghadh and gladfaidh mé anois le tairiscintí.

In accordance with Standing Orders the next business is the election of the Ceann Comhairle. I shall now receive nominations.

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