I move:
That Senator Costello be suspended from the service of the Seanad.
Suspension of Members.
Question put.
The Seanad divided: Tá, 20; Níl, 18.
Tá
- Bohan, Eddie.
- Byrne, Hugh.
- Byrne, Sean.
- Cassidy, Donie.
- Dardis, John.
- Fallon, Sean.
- Farrell, Willie.
- Foley, Denis.
- Haughey, Seán F.
- Honan, Tras.
- Hussey, Thomas.
- Keogh, Helen.
- Kiely, Rory.
- Lanigan, Michael.
- McKenna, Tony.
- Mooney, Paschal.
- Mullooly, Brian.
- Ó Cuív, Éamon.
- O'Donovan, Denis A.
- Wright, G.V.
Níl
- Cosgrave, Liam.
- Costello, Joe.
- Hourigan, Richard V.
- Howard, Michael.
- Jackman, Mary.
- McDonald, Charlie.
- McMahon, Larry.
- Manning, Maurice.
- Naughten, Liam.
- Neville, Daniel.
- Norris, David.
- Ó Foighil, Pól.
- O'Reilly, Joe.
- O'Toole, Joe.
- Raftery, Tom.
- Ryan, Brendan.
- Ryan, John.
- Staunton, Myles.
Tellers: Tá, Senators S. Haughey and Wright; Níl, Senators Cosgrave and Costello.
Question declared carried.
I now ask Senator Costello to gracefully leave the House.
(Interruptions.)
The Senator has made his point sufficiently.
Senator Costello withdrew from the Chamber.
I want to protest in the strongest possible manner that my colleague has been put out of this House on a very important matter. This is the third occasion on which Private Members' motions have been ruled out of order by you.
The Senator is seeking to go in the same direction as Senator Costello.
I am protesting in the strongest democratic manner in this House on the basis that the motion we put down——
The Senator has made his protest.
You have ruled out this motion——
My ruling is the correct ruling and the House has decided.
I am not sitting down, I am making my formal protest.
I am suspending the House for ten minutes.
Sitting suspended at 11.5 a.m. and resumed at 11.15 a.m.
I appeal to you on the basis of——
I call on Senator Fallon, Leader of the House to reply to the Order of Business. Senator Ryan, resume your seat please.
I ask you to reconsider——
I will not reconsider my decision.
——your decision on the basis of re-phrasing the Private Members' motion which is of great importance to all of us throughout the country.
Senator, I will not reconsider my decision. My decision is final in this matter and I am asking you to resume your seat. I do not think you are contributing much to this House this morning. We have had people in our Visitors Gallery this morning and you are not giving a good example of this House.
You are not contributing to the satisfaction of the workers throughout the country.
I am asking the Leader of the House to name Senator Ryan.
I move:
That Senator J. Ryan be suspended from the service of the Seanad.
Question put.
The Seanad divided: Tá, 20; Níl, 16.
Tá
- Bohan, Eddie.
- Byrne, Hugh.
- Byrne, Sean.
- Cassidy, Donie.
- Dardis, John.
- Fallon, Sean.
- Farrell, Willie.
- Foley, Denis.
- Haughey, Seán F.
- Honan, Tras.
- Hussey, Thomas.
- Keogh, Helen.
- Kiely, Rory.
- Lanigan, Michael.
- McKenna, Tony.
- Mooney, Paschal.
- Mullooly, Brian.
- Ó Cuív, Éamon.
- O'Donovan, Denis A.
- Wright, G.V.
Níl
- Cosgrave, Liam.
- Harte, John.
- Hourigan, Richard V.
- McDonald, Charlie.
- McMahon, Larry.
- Manning, Maurice.
- Naughten, Liam.
- Neville, Daniel.
- Norris, David.
- Ó Foighil, Pól.
- O'Reilly, Joe.
- O'Toole, Joe.
- Raftery, Tom.
- Ryan, Brendan.
- Ryan, John.
- Staunton, Myles.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Wright and S. Haughey; Níl, Senators Cosgrave and Harte.
Question declared carried.
I ask the Senator to leave the House.
Senator J. Ryan withdrew from the Chamber.