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Seanad Éireann debate -
Friday, 18 Dec 2009

Vol. 199 No. 10

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Motion for Earlier Signature.

Donie Cassidy

Senator Donie Cassidy

I move:

That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to her.

Question put and agreed to.
Pat Moylan

An Cathaoirleach

When is it proposed to sit again?

Donie Cassidy

Senator Donie Cassidy

At 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 20 January 2010.

Pearse Doherty

Senator Pearse Doherty

The proposal to adjourn until 20 January 2010 is a disgrace.

Pat Moylan

An Cathaoirleach

Is the Senator opposing the proposal?

Pearse Doherty

Senator Pearse Doherty

I formally oppose the proposal.

Pearse Doherty

Senator Pearse Doherty

The Government has cut the pay of public sector workers who will return to work in the first week of January, whereas Deputies and Senators will not return to the House until the third week of the month, having taken their holidays one week before everyone else.

Question put: "That the House do now adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 20 January 2010."
The Seanad divided: Tá, 24; Níl, 18.

Tá

  • Boyle, Dan.
  • Brady, Martin.
  • Butler, Larry.
  • Callely, Ivor.
  • Carroll, James.
  • Carty, John.
  • Cassidy, Donie.
  • Corrigan, Maria.
  • Daly, Mark.
  • de Búrca, Déirdre.
  • Ellis, John.
  • Feeney, Geraldine.
  • Glynn, Camillus.
  • Hanafin, John.
  • Leyden, Terry.
  • McDonald, Lisa.
  • Ó Brolcháin, Niall.
  • Ó Murchú, Labhrás.
  • O’Brien, Francis.
  • O’Malley, Fiona.
  • Ormonde, Ann.
  • Phelan, Kieran.
  • Walsh, Jim.
  • White, Mary M.

Níl

  • Bacik, Ivana.
  • Bradford, Paul.
  • Burke, Paddy.
  • Buttimer, Jerry.
  • Cannon, Ciaran.
  • Coffey, Paudie.
  • Coghlan, Paul.
  • Cummins, Maurice.
  • Doherty, Pearse.
  • Donohoe, Paschal.
  • Fitzgerald, Frances.
  • McFadden, Nicky.
  • Norris, David.
  • Phelan, John Paul.
  • Regan, Eugene.
  • Ross, Shane.
  • Ryan, Brendan.
  • Twomey, Liam.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Déirdre de Búrca and Camillus Glynn; Níl, Senators Ivana Bacik and Pearse Doherty.
Question declared carried.
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