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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 4 Dec 1991

Vol. 414 No. 1

Maastricht Summit: Motion (Resumed).

I advise the House that on Friday last, on amendment No. 1 in the names of Deputies John Bruton and Jim O'Keeffe to the motion on European affairs, a division was challenged on the question "That the amendment be made". In accordance with the Order of the House of 28 November, that division must take place now.

Amendment put.
The Dáil divided: Tá, 46; Níl, 95.

  • Ahearn, Therese.
  • Allen, Bernard.
  • Barnes, Monica.
  • Barrett, Seán.
  • Belton, Louis J.
  • Boylan, Andrew.
  • Bradford, Paul.
  • Browne, John (Carlow-Kilkenny).
  • Bruton, John.
  • Bruton, Richard.
  • Carey, Donal.
  • Connaughton, Paul.
  • Connor, John.
  • Cosgrave, Michael Joe.
  • Creed, Michael.
  • Crowley, Frank.
  • Currie, Austin.
  • D'Arcy, Michael.
  • Deasy, Austin.
  • Deenihan, Jimmy.
  • Doyle, Joe.
  • Durkan, Bernard.
  • Enright, Thomas W.
  • Finucane, Michael.
  • FitzGerald, Garret.
  • Flaherty, Mary.
  • Flanagan, Charles.
  • Foxe, Tom.
  • Harte, Paddy.
  • Higgins, Jim.
  • Hogan, Philip.
  • Kenny, Enda.
  • Lee, Pat.
  • Lowry, Michael.
  • McCormack, Pádraic.
  • McGinley, Dinny.
  • McGrath, Paul.
  • Mitchell, Gay.
  • Nealon, Ted.
  • Noonan, Michael.
  • (Limerick East).
  • O'Keeffe, Jim.
  • Owen, Nora.
  • Sheehan, Patrick J.
  • Taylor-Quinn, Madeleine.
  • Timmins, Godfrey.
  • Yates, Ivan.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Flanagan and Boylan; Níl, Deputies D. Ahern and Clohessy.

  • Ahern, Bertie.
  • Ahern, Dermot.
  • Ahern, Michael.
  • Andrews, David.
  • Aylward, Liam.
  • Barrett, Michael.
  • Brady, Gerard.
  • Brady, Vincent.
  • Brennan, Mattie.
  • Brennan, Séamus.
  • Briscoe, Ben.
  • Browne, John (Wexford).
  • Burke, Raphael P.
  • Calleary, Seán.
  • Callely, Ivor.
  • Clohessy, Peadar.
  • Collins, Gerard.
  • Connolly, Ger.
  • Coughlan, Mary Theresa.
  • Cullimore, Séamus.
  • Daly, Brendan.
  • Davern, Noel.
  • Dempsey, Noel.
  • Dennehy, John.
  • de Valera, Síle.
  • Ellis, John.
  • Fahey, Frank.
  • Fahey, Jackie.
  • Fitzgerald, Liam Joseph.
  • Fitzpatrick, Dermot.
  • Gallagher, Pat the Cope.
  • Geoghegan-Quinn, Máire.
  • Harney, Mary.
  • Haughey, Charles J.
  • Hillery, Brian.
  • Hilliard, Colm.
  • Hyland, Liam.
  • Jacob, Joe.
  • Kelly, Laurence.
  • Kenneally, Brendan.
  • Kirk, Séamus.
  • Kitt, Michael P.
  • Kitt, Tom.
  • Lawlor, Liam.
  • Leonard, Jimmy.
  • Leyden, Terry.
  • Martin, Micheál.
  • McCreevy, Charlie.
  • McDaid, Jim.
  • McEllistrim, Tom.
  • Molloy, Robert.
  • Morley, P. J.
  • Nolan, M. J.
  • Noonan, Michael J.
  • (Limerick West).
  • O'Donoghue, John.
  • O'Hanlon, Rory.
  • O'Keeffe, Ned.
  • O'Kennedy, Michael.
  • O'Leary, John.
  • O'Malley, Desmond J.
  • O'Toole, Martin Joe.
  • Power, Seán.
  • Quill, Máirín.
  • Reynolds, Albert.
  • Roche, Dick.
  • Smith, Michael.
  • Stafford, John.
  • Treacy, Noel.
  • Tunney, Jim.
  • Wallace, Dan.
  • Wallace, Mary.
  • Walsh, Joe.
  • Wilson, John P.
  • Wyse, Pearse.
Tellers: Tá, Deputies D. Ahern and Clohessy; Níl, Deputies Howlin and Ferris.
Amendment declared lost.

Ahern, Bertie.Ahern, Dermot.Ahern, Michael.Andrews, David.Aylward, Liam.Barrett, Michael.Bell, Michael.Brady, Gerard.Brady, Vincent.Brennan, Mattie.Brennan, Séamus.Briscoe, Ben.Browne, John (Wexford).Burke, Raphael P.Byrne, Eric.Calleary, Seán.Callely, Ivor.Clohessy, Peadar. Gilmore, Eamon.Harney, Mary.Haughey, Charles J.Higgins, Michael D.Hillery, Brian.Hilliard, Colm.Howlin, Brendan.Hyland, Liam.Jacob, Joe.Kavanagh, Liam.Kelly, Laurence.Kemmy, Jim.Kenneally, Brendan.Kitt, Michael P.Kitt, Tom.Lawlor, Liam.Lenihan, Brian.Leonard, Jimmy.Leyden, Terry.Martin, Micheál.McCartan, Pat.McCreevy, Charlie.McDaid, Jim.McEllistrim, Tom.Mac Giolla, Tomás.Molloy, Robert.Morley, P. J.Moynihan, Michael.Nolan, M. J.Noonan, Michael J.(Limerick West).

Collins, Gerard.Connolly, Ger.Coughlan, Mary Theresa.Cullimore, Séamus.Daly, Brendan.Davern, Noel.Dempsey, Noel.Dennehy, John.De Rossa, Proinsias.de Valera, Síle.Ellis, John.Fahey, Jackie.Ferris, Michael.Fitzgerald, Liam Joseph.Fitzpatrick, Dermot.Flynn, Pádraig.Gallagher, Pat the Cope.Garland, Roger. O'Donoghue, John.O'Hanlon, Rory.O'Keeffe, Ned.O'Kennedy, Michael.O'Leary, John.O'Malley, Desmond J.O'Shea, Brian.O'Sullivan, Gerry.O'Sullivan, Toddy.O'Toole, Martin Joe.Power, Seán.Quill, Máirín.Quinn, Ruairí.Rabbitte, Pat.Reynolds, Albert.Roche, Dick.Ryan, Seán.Sherlock, Joe.Smith, Michael.Stafford, John.Stagg, Emmet.Taylor, Mervyn.Treacy, Noel.Tunney, Jim.Wallace, Dan.Wallace, Mary.Walsh, Joe.Wilson, John P.Wyse, Pearse.

I move amendment No. 2:

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

"deplores the failure of the Government to provide a mechanism for debate, and the Government's opposition to the establishment of a Foreign Affairs Committee and European Affairs Committee of the Oireachtas and failure to make available to the public a White Paper on the framework of the issue involved at the Maastricht Summit, now calls on the Government to ensure the following:—

noting the failure of the Community to address the alarming levels of unemployment and poverty in member states and the need for job creation at Community and national levels;

further noting the failures of existing measures of cohesion and the widening of gaps between richer and poorer regions of the Community;

demands that any new treaty contain specific commitments to an industrial strategy, and effective social programme, adequate regionalisation and such measures in relation to Common Agricultural Policy as will guarantee the future viability of farm families and rural development;

asserts the coterminous nature of the integrated market and provisions of the Social Charter;

opposes any diminution of Irish State budgetary and policy measures as would enhance employment creation, reduce unemployment or redistribute income;

demands that any proposals for an EC Central Bank be preceded by directive principles of job creation and income convergence at Community and national levels, and further demands that such a Central Bank and its policies be subjected to strict political accountability by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament;

calls on the Government to ensure that Ireland's national interest be protected in any changed balance of powers between the institutions of the Community;

and demands that any development in security, foreign, and defence policy be on such terms as are consistent with Ireland's obligation to the UN and CSCE and opposes any involvement by Ireland in military structures derived from NATO or the Western European Union."

Question put: "That the words proposed to be deleted stand."
The Dáil divided: Tá, 74; Níl, 23.

  • Bell, Michael.
  • Byrne, Eric.
  • De Rossa, Proinsias.
  • Ferris, Michael.
  • Garland, Roger.
  • McCartan, Pat.
  • Mac Giolla, Tomás.
  • Moynihan, Michael.
  • O'Shea, Brian.
  • O'Sullivan, Gerry.
  • O'Sullivan, Toddy.
  • Pattison, Séamus.
  • Gilmore, Eamon.
  • Higgins, Michael D.
  • Howlin, Brendan.
  • Kavanagh, Liam.
  • Kemmy, Jim.
  • Quinn, Ruairí.
  • Rabbitte, Pat.
  • Ryan, Seán.
  • Sherlock, Joe.
  • Stagg, Emmet.
  • Taylor, Mervyn.

Níl

  • Ahern, Bertie.
  • Ahern, Dermot.
  • Ahern, Michael.
  • Andrews, David.
  • Aylward, Liam.
  • Barrett, Michael.
  • Brady, Gerard.
  • Brady, Vincent.
  • Brennan, Mattie.
  • Brennan, Séamus.
  • Briscoe, Ben.
  • Browne, John (Wexford).
  • Burke, Raphael P.
  • Calleary, Seán.
  • Callely, Ivor.
  • Clohessy, Peadar.
  • Collins, Gerard.
  • Coughlan, Mary Theresa.
  • Cullimore, Séamus.
  • Daly, Brendan.
  • Davern, Noel.
  • Dempsey, Noel.
  • Dennehy, John.
  • de Valera, Síle.
  • Ellis, John.
  • Fahey, Frank.
  • Fahey, Jackie.
  • Fitzgerald, Liam Joseph.
  • Fitzpatrick, Dermot.
  • Gallagher, Pat the Cope.
  • Geoghegan-Quinn, Máire.
  • Harney, Mary.
  • Haughey, Charles J.
  • Hillery, Brian.
  • Hilliard, Colm.
  • Hyland, Liam.
  • Jacob, Joe.
  • Kelly, Laurence.
  • Kenneally, Brendan.
  • Kirk, Séamus.
  • Kitt, Michael P.
  • Kitt, Tom.
  • Lawlor, Liam.
  • Leonard, Jimmy.
  • Leyden, Terry.
  • Lyons, Denis.
  • Martin, Micheál.
  • McCreevy, Charlie.
  • McDaid, Jim.
  • McEllistrim, Tom.
  • Molloy, Robert.
  • Morley, P. J.
  • Nolan, M. J.
  • Noonan, Michael J.
  • (Limerick West).
  • O'Donoghue, John.
  • O'Hanlon, Rory.
  • O'Keeffe, Ned.
  • O'Kennedy, Michael.
  • O'Leary, John.
  • O'Malley, Desmond J.
  • O'Toole, Martin Joe.
  • Power, Seán.
  • Quill, Máirín.
  • Reynolds, Albert.
  • Roche, Dick.
  • Smith, Michael.
  • Stafford, John.
  • Treacy, Noel.
  • Tunney, Jim.
  • Wallace, Dan.
  • Wallace, Mary.
  • Walsh, Joe.
  • Wilson, John P.
  • Wyse, Pearse.
Tellers: Tá, Deputies D. Ahern and Clohessy; Níl, Deputies Howlin and McCartan.
Question declared carried.
Amendment declared lost.
Amendment No. 3 not moved.
Question put: "That the motion be agreed to".
The Dáil divided: Tá, 74; Níl, 23.

  • Bell, Michael.
  • Byrne, Eric.
  • De Rossa, Proinsias.
  • Ferris, Michael.
  • Kavanagh, Liam.
  • Kemmy, Jim.
  • McCartan, Pat.
  • Mac Giolla, Tomás.
  • Moynihan, Michael.
  • O'Shea, Brian.
  • O'Sullivan, Gerry.
  • Garland, Roger.
  • Gilmore, Eamon.
  • Higgins, Michael D.
  • Howlin, Brendan.
  • O'Sullivan, Toddy.
  • Pattison, Séamus.
  • Quill, Máirín.
  • Rabbitte, Pat.
  • Ryan, Seán.
  • Sherlock, Joe.
  • Stagg, Emmet.
  • Taylor, Mervyn.

Níl

    Question declared carried.
    Barr
    Roinn