Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]

The following motion was moved by Deputy Bríd Smith on 25 May 2023: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following:

"Dáil Éireann resolves that the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 be deemed to be read a second time this day twelve months, to allow for consideration by the Joint Committee on Health of the legislative proposals contained in the Report of the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018."

- (Minister for Health)

An Ceann Comhairle

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023, which took place on Thursday, 25 May 2023. On the question, "That the amendment to the motion be made", a division was claimed, and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 61; Níl, 74; Staon, 3.

Tá

Brophy, Colm.
Browne, James.
Bruton, Richard.
Burke, Colm.
Burke, Peter.
Butler, Mary.
Cahill, Jackie.
Carroll MacNeill, Jennifer.
Collins, Michael.
Coveney, Simon.
Crowe, Cathal.
Dillon, Alan.
Donnelly, Stephen.
Donohoe, Paschal.
Duffy, Francis Noel.
Durkan, Bernard J.
English, Damien.
Farrell, Alan.
Feighan, Frankie.
Fitzmaurice, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Peter.
Flaherty, Joe.
Foley, Norma.
Harris, Simon.
Healy-Rae, Danny.
Healy-Rae, Michael.
Heydon, Martin.
Higgins, Emer.
Kehoe, Paul.
Lahart, John.
Lawless, James.
Leddin, Brian.
Madigan, Josepha.
Martin, Catherine.
Martin, Micheál.
Matthews, Steven.
McAuliffe, Paul.
McConalogue, Charlie.
McGrath, Mattie.
McGrath, Michael.
Moynihan, Aindrias.
Moynihan, Michael.
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer.
Naughton, Hildegarde.
Noonan, Malcolm.
O'Brien, Darragh.
O'Callaghan, Jim.
O'Connor, James.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donnell, Kieran.
O'Dowd, Fergus.
O'Gorman, Roderic.
O'Sullivan, Christopher.
Ó Cathasaigh, Marc.
Phelan, John Paul.
Rabbitte, Anne.
Richmond, Neale.
Ring, Michael.
Ryan, Eamon.
Stanton, David.
Tóibín, Peadar.

Níl

Andrews, Chris.
Bacik, Ivana.
Barry, Mick.
Berry, Cathal.
Boyd Barrett, Richard.
Browne, Martin.
Buckley, Pat.
Cairns, Holly.
Calleary, Dara.
Canney, Seán.
Cannon, Ciarán.
Carthy, Matt.
Clarke, Sorca.
Collins, Joan.
Connolly, Catherine.
Conway-Walsh, Rose.
Costello, Patrick.
Creed, Michael.
Cronin, Réada.
Crowe, Seán.
Cullinane, David.
Daly, Pa.
Devlin, Cormac.
Doherty, Pearse.
Donnelly, Paul.
Ellis, Dessie.
Farrell, Mairéad.
Flanagan, Charles.
Funchion, Kathleen.
Gannon, Gary.
Gould, Thomas.
Griffin, Brendan.
Guirke, Johnny.
Hourigan, Neasa.
Howlin, Brendan.
Kelly, Alan.
Kenny, Gino.
Kenny, Martin.
Kerrane, Claire.
Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig.
McGuinness, John.
Mitchell, Denise.
Munster, Imelda.
Murphy, Catherine.
Murphy, Paul.
Murphy, Verona.
Nash, Ged.
Naughten, Denis.
O'Brien, Joe.
O'Callaghan, Cian.
O'Donovan, Patrick.
O'Reilly, Louise.
O'Rourke, Darren.
O'Sullivan, Pádraig.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
Ó Laoghaire, Donnchadh.
Ó Murchú, Ruairí.
Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
Pringle, Thomas.
Quinlivan, Maurice.
Ryan, Patricia.
Shanahan, Matt.
Shortall, Róisín.
Smith, Brendan.
Smith, Bríd.
Smith, Duncan.
Smyth, Niamh.
Smyth, Ossian.
Stanley, Brian.
Troy, Robert.
Tully, Pauline.
Ward, Mark.
Whitmore, Jennifer.

Staon

Grealish, Noel.
McNamara, Michael.
Nolan, Carol.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Bríd Smith.

Amendment declared lost.

Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

The Dáil divided: Tá, 67; Níl, 64; Staon, 8.

Tá

Andrews, Chris.
Bacik, Ivana.
Barry, Mick.
Berry, Cathal.
Boyd Barrett, Richard.
Browne, Martin.
Buckley, Pat.
Cairns, Holly.
Carthy, Matt.
Clarke, Sorca.
Collins, Joan.
Connolly, Catherine.
Conway-Walsh, Rose.
Costello, Patrick.
Cronin, Réada.
Crowe, Seán.
Cullinane, David.
Daly, Pa.
Doherty, Pearse.
Donnelly, Paul.
Duffy, Francis Noel.
Ellis, Dessie.
Farrell, Mairéad.
Funchion, Kathleen.
Gannon, Gary.
Gould, Thomas.
Guirke, Johnny.
Hourigan, Neasa.
Howlin, Brendan.
Kelly, Alan.
Kenny, Gino.
Kenny, Martin.
Kerrane, Claire.
Leddin, Brian.
Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig.
Martin, Catherine.
Matthews, Steven.
Mitchell, Denise.
Munster, Imelda.
Murphy, Catherine.
Murphy, Paul.
Murphy, Verona.
Nash, Ged.
Noonan, Malcolm.
O'Brien, Joe.
O'Callaghan, Cian.
O'Gorman, Roderic.
O'Reilly, Louise.
O'Rourke, Darren.
Ó Cathasaigh, Marc.
Ó Laoghaire, Donnchadh.
Ó Murchú, Ruairí.
Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
Pringle, Thomas.
Quinlivan, Maurice.
Richmond, Neale.
Ryan, Patricia.
Shanahan, Matt.
Shortall, Róisín.
Smith, Bríd.
Smith, Duncan.
Smyth, Ossian.
Stanley, Brian.
Tully, Pauline.
Ward, Mark.
Whitmore, Jennifer.

Níl

Brophy, Colm.
Browne, James.
Bruton, Richard.
Burke, Colm.
Burke, Peter.
Butler, Mary.
Cahill, Jackie.
Calleary, Dara.
Canney, Seán.
Cannon, Ciarán.
Carroll MacNeill, Jennifer.
Collins, Michael.
Coveney, Simon.
Creed, Michael.
Crowe, Cathal.
Devlin, Cormac.
Dillon, Alan.
Donohoe, Paschal.
Durkan, Bernard J.
English, Damien.
Farrell, Alan.
Feighan, Frankie.
Fitzmaurice, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Peter.
Flaherty, Joe.
Flanagan, Charles.
Foley, Norma.
Grealish, Noel.
Griffin, Brendan.
Harris, Simon.
Haughey, Seán.
Healy-Rae, Danny.
Healy-Rae, Michael.
Heydon, Martin.
Kehoe, Paul.
Lawless, James.
Madigan, Josepha.
Martin, Micheál.
McConalogue, Charlie.
McGrath, Mattie.
McGrath, Michael.
McGuinness, John.
McNamara, Michael.
Moynihan, Aindrias.
Moynihan, Michael.
Murnane O'Connor, Jennifer.
Naughten, Denis.
Naughton, Hildegarde.
Nolan, Carol.
O'Connor, James.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donnell, Kieran.
O'Donovan, Patrick.
O'Dowd, Fergus.
O'Sullivan, Pádraig.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
Phelan, John Paul.
Rabbitte, Anne.
Ring, Michael.
Smith, Brendan.
Smyth, Niamh.
Stanton, David.
Tóibín, Peadar.
Troy, Robert.

Staon

Donnelly, Stephen.
Higgins, Emer.
Lahart, John.
McAuliffe, Paul.
O'Brien, Darragh.
O'Callaghan, Jim.
O'Sullivan, Christopher.
Ryan, Eamon.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Bríd Smith; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.

Question declared carried.

Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 31 May 2023