I move: "That the Second Stage be ordered for Tuesday, 26 June 1979".
Milk (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 1979: Order for Second Stage.
Bill entitled an Act providing for the payment of fees by registered proprietors of certain premises registered under the Dairy Produce Acts, 1924 to 1947, and by holders of certain licences under the Creamery Acts, 1928 and 1934, and the Milk and Dairies Acts, 1935 and 1956, and for other related matters.
Will the Minister confirm that the contents of the Bill were given to the newspapers yesterday although they were not circulated to Members until today? Prima facie, that constitutes a breach of privilege. I should like to ask the Minister if he is aware that this Bill is, in fact, a third agricultural levy. On those grounds we are opposing this move.
The Bill was presented to the House on 13 June 1979.
It was made available to me only today even though it was released to the newspapers yesterday. Does that constitute a breach of privilege?
Question put.
The Dáil divided: Tá, 57; Nil, 33.
Tá
- Ahern, Bertie.
- Ahern, Kit.
- Andrews, David.
- Aylward, Liam.
- Brady, Gerard.
- Brady, Vincent.
- Colley, George.
- Collins, Gerard.
- Conaghan, Hugh.
- Connolly, Gerard.
- Daly, Brendan.
- de Valera, Sile.
- Fahey, Jackie.
- Farrell, Joe.
- Faulkner, Pádraig.
- Filgate, Eddie.
- Fitzgerald, Gene.
- Fitzpatrick, Tom. (Dublin South- Central)
- Fitzsimons, James N.
- Flynn, Pádraig.
- Fox, Christopher J.
- Gallagher, Dennis.
- Haughey, Charles J.
- Keegan, Seán.
- Kenneally, William.
- Killeen, Tim.
- Lalor, Patrick J.
- Lemass, Eileen.
- Briscoe, Ben.
- Browne, Seán.
- Burke, Raphael P.
- Callanan, John.
- Calleary, Seán.
- Cogan, Barry.
- Lenihan, Brian.
- Leonard, Tom.
- Leyden, Terry.
- Lynch, Jack.
- McCreevy, Charlie.
- McEllistrim, Thomas.
- MacSharry, Ray.
- Molloy, Robert.
- Moore, Seán.
- Morley, P.J.
- Murphy, Ciarán P.
- O'Connor, Timothy C.
- O'Donoghue, Martin.
- O'Hanlon, Rory.
- O'Leary, John.
- O'Malley, Desmond.
- Power, Paddy.
- Tunney, Jim.
- Walsh, Joe.
- Walsh, Seán.
- Wilson, John P.
- Woods, Michael J.
- Wyse, Pearse.
Níl
- Barry, Richard.
- Begley, Michael.
- Bermingham, Joseph.
- Bruton, John.
- Burke, Joan.
- Byrne,Hugh.
- Conlan, John F.
- Cosgrave, Liam.
- Cosgrave, Michael J.
- Creed, Donal.
- D'Arcy, Michael J.
- Deasy, Martin A.
- Desmond, Barry.
- Donnellan, John F.
- Enright, Thomas W.
- Fitzpatrick, Tom. (Cavan-Monaghan).
- Flanagan, Oliver J.
- Griffin, Brendan.
- Harte, Patrick D.
- Keating, Michael.
- Kelly, John.
- L'Estrange, Gerry.
- McMahon, Larry.
- Mitchell, Jim.
- Murphy, Michael P.
- O'Brien, Fergus.
- O'Connell, John.
- O'Donnell, Tom.
- O'Toole, Paddy.
- Ryan, John J.
- Taylor, Frank.
- Timmins, Godfrey.
- Tully, James.
Tellers: Tá, Deputies P. Lalor and Briscoe; Nil, Deputies L'Estrange and B. Desmond.
Question declared carried.