It is proposed to take Nos. 4 and 11. It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 4 shall be decided without debate. Private Members' Business shall be No. 21.
Order of Business.
Is the proposal that No. 4 shall be decided without debate agreed?
No.
Question put: "That No. 4 shall be decided without debate."
The Dáil Divided: Tá, 86; Níl, 61.
Tá
- Ahearn, Theresa.
- Allen, Bernard.
- Barrett, Seán.
- Barry, Peter.
- Bell, Michael.
- Boylan, Andrew.
- Bradford, Paul.
- Bhreathnach, Niamh.
- Bree, Declan.
- Broughan, Tommy.
- Browne, John (Carlow-Kilkenny).
- Bruton, John.
- Bruton, Richard.
- Burke, Liam.
- Byrne, Eric.
- Carey, Donal.
- Clohessy, Peadar.
- Connaughton, Paul.
- Connor, John.
- Costello, Joe.
- Coveney, Hugh.
- Crawford, Seymour.
- Creed, Michael.
- Currie, Austin.
- Deasy, Austin.
- Deenihan, Jimmy.
- Dukes, Alan M.
- Durkan, Bernard J.
- Ferris, Michael.
- Finucane, Michael.
- Mulvihill, John.
- Nealon, Ted.
- Noonan, Michael (Limerick East).
- O'Donnell, Liz.
- O'Keeffe, Jim.
- O'Malley, Desmond J.
- O'Shea, Brian.
- O'Sullivan, Toddy.
- Owen, Nora.
- Penrose, William.
- Quill, Máirín.
- Quinn, Ruairí.
- Rabbitte, Pat.
- Fitzgerald, Brian.
- Fitzgerald, Eithne.
- Fitzgerald, Frances.
- Flaherty, Mary.
- Flanagan, Charles.
- Gallagher, Pat.
- Gilmore, Eamon.
- Gregory, Tony.
- Harney, Mary.
- Harte, Paddy.
- Higgins, Jim.
- Higgins, Michael D.
- Hogan, Philip.
- Howlin, Brendan.
- Kavanagh, Liam.
- Kenny, Enda.
- Kenny, Seán.
- Keogh, Helen.
- Lowry, Michael.
- Lynch, Kathleen.
- McCormack, Pádraic.
- McDowell, Derek.
- McGahon, Brendan.
- McGinley, Dinny.
- McGrath, Paul.
- McManus, Liz.
- Mitchell, Gay.
- Mitchell, Jim.
- Molloy, Robert.
- Moynihan-Cronin, Breeda.
- Ring, Michael.
- Ryan, John.
- Ryan, Seán.
- Shatter, Alan.
- Sheehan, P.J.
- Shortall, Róisín.
- Spring, Dick.
- Stagg, Emmet.
- Taylor, Mervyn.
- Timmins, Godfrey.
- Upton, Pat.
- Walsh, Eamon.
- Yates, Ivan.
Níl
- Ahern, Bertie.
- Ahern, Dermot.
- Ahern, Michael.
- Ahern, Noel.
- Andrews, David.
- Aylward, Liam.
- Brennan, Matt.
- Brennan, Séamus.
- Briscoe, Ben.
- Browne, John (Wexford).
- Burke, Raphael P.
- Byrne, Hugh.
- Callely, Ivor.
- Connolly, Ger.
- Coughlan, Mary.
- Cowen, Brian.
- Cullen, Martin.
- Dempsey, Noel.
- Doherty, Seán.
- Ellis, John.
- Fitzgerald, Liam.
- Flood, Chris.
- Foley, Denis.
- Fox, Johnny.
- Geoghegan-Quinn, Máire.
- Haughey, Seán.
- Hilliard, Colm M.
- Hughes, Séamus.
- Jacob, Joe.
- Kenneally, Brendan.
- Killeen, Tony.
- Kitt, Michael P.
- Kitt, Tom.
- Lawlor, Liam.
- Lenihan, Brian.
- Leonard, Jimmy.
- Martin, Micheál.
- McCreevy, Charlie.
- McDaid, James.
- Moffatt, Tom.
- Morley, P.J.
- Moynihan, Donal.
- Nolan, M.J.
- Noonan, Michael (Limerick West).
- Ó Cuív, Éamon.
- O'Dea, Willie.
- O'Hanlon, Rory.
- O'Keeffe, Batt.
- O'Keeffe, Ned.
- O'Leary, John.
- O'Rourke, Mary.
- Power, Seán.
- Reynolds, Albert.
- Ryan, Eoin.
- Sargent, Trevor.
- Smith, Brendan.
- Smith, Michael.
- Treacy, Noel.
- Wallace, Dan.
- Walsh, Joe.
- Woods, Michael.
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Barrett and Ferris; Níl, Deputies D. Ahern and Callely.
Question declared carried.
Will the Taoiseach consider making available Government time in the next few weeks for debate on the three year arts plan, which is probably the most comprehensive plan ever produced by the Arts Council?
That is not strictly in order now.
I will consider it but I suggest that the request be conveyed through the normal channels.
That will be done.
Will the Taoiseach give an assurance that if the Attorney General's advice on the Regulation of Information (Services outside State for Termination of Pregnancies) Bill is shown to one party, it will also be shown to other parties in the House?
Surely that is a matter for Question Time.
It is relevant to a vote that will be taken tomorrow evening.
That may well be the case but there are procedures for dealing with such matters. We are now on the Order of Business.
I do not have time to raise the matter in another way and I invite the Taoiseach to respond.
The Taoiseach is obliged to obey the Chair.
I regard this as a very important matter——
I advise the Deputy to raise the matter in the usual manner.
We raised the matter privately with the Minister and I am asking for an assurance from the Taoiseach that if one party is shown information, other parties will be given the same facility.
I cannot allow the Deputy to circumvent my ruling. The matter does not arise now.
The Taoiseach was ready to respond and you should give him an opportunity to do so.
I am sorry Deputy, I am in charge here.
I drafted a Private Notice Question to the Minister for Justice on the escalation of armed robbery in recent days, but, unfortunately, it was disallowed.
I thought the Deputy had a proper matter to raise.
What legislative measures does the Minister propose to deal with the escalation of crime in Dublin in view of the fact that journalists are being shot in their homes and gardaí are being shot in the street?
——and Pete St. John is still on the loose.
The Deputy is making a speech on the matter.
On the amendment to the Arterial Drainage Act, will the Taoiseach say whether there are funds available from the European Union for arterial drainage? Mr. Joe McCartin, MEP, said yesterday there are no such funds available.
That matter does not arise now.
Will the Taoiseach say whether funds will be provided for this purpose?
On the Ministers and Secretaries Act, will the Taoiseach guarantee that he will restrain his lavish socialist colleagues from outrageous spending on——
I am calling item No. 4. I am not prepared to continue with further disorder and irrelevance at this time.
Will the Taoiseach say when the Industrial Development Bill will come before the House, in view of the fact that a distinctly uneasy situation is developing at Sunbeam in Cork, a matter to which I cannot get a satisfactory answer?
This legislation is in the early stages of preparation and I expect the text will not be available for some months.
Will the Taoiseach say when I will be afforded an opportunity to finish the speech I started on 8 February 1995 on the Occupiers' Liability Bill?