Seanad Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 11 Feb 2004

Vol. 175 No. 9

Immigration Bill 2004: Motion for Earlier Signature.

Ms O'Rourke

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 Immigration Bill 2004 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.

The Seanad divided: Tá, 30; Níl, 22.

Tá

• Bohan, Eddie.
• Brady, Cyprian.
• Brennan, Michael.
• Callanan, Peter.
• Cox, Margaret.
• Daly, Brendan.
• Dardis, John.
• Feeney, Geraldine.
• Fitzgerald, Liam.
• Glynn, Camillus.
• Hanafin, John.
• Kenneally, Brendan.
• Kett, Tony.
• Kitt, Michael P.
• Leyden, Terry.
• Lydon, Donal J.
• MacSharry, Marc.
• Mansergh, Martin.
• Minihan, John.
• Mooney, Paschal C.
• Morrissey, Tom.
• Moylan, Pat.
• O'Brien, Francis.
• Ó Murchú, Labhrás.
• O'Rourke, Mary.
• Ormonde, Ann.
• Phelan, Kieran.
• Scanlon, Eamon.
• White, Mary M.
• Wilson, Diarmuid.

Níl

• Bannon, James.
• Bradford, Paul.
• Browne, Fergal.
• Burke, Paddy.
• Burke, Ulick.
• Coghlan, Paul.
• Coonan, Noel.
• Cummins, Maurice.
• Feighan, Frank.
• Finucane, Michael.
• Hayes, Brian.
• Henry, Mary.
• McCarthy, Michael.
• McDowell, Derek.
• McHugh, Joe.
• Norris, David.
• O'Meara, Kathleen.
• Phelan, John.
• Ross, Shane.
• Ryan, Brendan.
• Terry, Sheila.
• Tuffy, Joanna.

Tellers: Tá, Senators Minihan and Moylan; Níl, Senators U. Burke and Ryan.

Question declared carried.

Sitting suspended at 12.55 p.m. and resumed at 2 p.m.