I move: "That Senator McMahon be suspended from the service of the Seanad."
Suspension of Member.
Question put.
For the information of Members, the Fine Gael Teller has not arrived. In the circumstances it has been proposed that Senator Pól Ó Foighil will be his replacement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
The Seanad divided: Tá, 15; Níl, 9.
Tá
- Bennett, Olga.
- Byrne, Hugh.
- Byrne, Seán.
- Conroy, Richard.
- Dardis, John.
- Fallon, Seán.
- Farrell, Willie.
- Finneran, Michael.
- Foley, Denis.
- Haughey, Seán F.
- Honan, Tras.
- Hussey, Thomas.
- Keogh, Helen.
- Lydon, Don.
- Mullooly, Brian.
Níl
- Cosgrave, Liam.
- Costello, Joe.
- Doyle, Avril.
- Harte, John.
- Jackman, Mary.
- McMahon, Larry.
- Norris, David.
- Ó Foighil, Pól.
- Ryan, John.
Tellers: Tá, Senators S. Haughey and Foley; Níl, Senators Cosgrave and Ó Foighil.
Question declared carried.
Senator McMahon withdrew from the Chamber.