I move:
That Seanad Éireann requests the Government to initiate legislation to provide for a constitutional referendum to enshrine the ownership of Irish Water to the Irish people in perpetuity.
Irish Water: Motion
Ba mhaith liom cur leis an rún. I second the motion and compliment Senator Darragh O'Brien and my colleagues on bringing it forward.
Question put:
The Seanad divided: Tá, 37; Níl, 16.
Tá
- Bacik, Ivana.
- Barrett, Sean D.
- Bradford, Paul.
- Byrne, Thomas.
- Craughwell, Gerard P.
- Crown, John.
- Cullinane, David.
- Gilroy, John.
- Hayden, Aideen.
- Healy Eames, Fidelma.
- Heffernan, James.
- Kelly, John.
- Landy, Denis.
- Leyden, Terry.
- Mac Conghail, Fiach.
- MacSharry, Marc.
- Moloney, Marie.
- Mooney, Paschal.
- Moran, Mary.
- Mullen, Rónán.
- Norris, David.
- Ó Clochartaigh, Trevor.
- Ó Domhnaill, Brian.
- Ó Murchú, Labhrás.
- O'Brien, Darragh.
- O'Brien, Mary Ann.
- O'Donnell, Marie-Louise.
- O'Donovan, Denis.
- O'Keeffe, Susan.
- O'Sullivan, Ned.
- Power, Averil.
- Reilly, Kathryn.
- van Turnhout, Jillian.
- Walsh, Jim.
- Whelan, John.
- White, Mary M.
- Zappone, Katherine.
Níl
- Brennan, Terry.
- Burke, Colm.
- Coghlan, Eamonn.
- Coghlan, Paul.
- Comiskey, Michael.
- Conway, Martin.
- Cummins, Maurice.
- D'Arcy, Jim.
- Henry, Imelda.
- Keane, Cáit.
- Mullins, Michael.
- Naughton, Hildegarde.
- Noone, Catherine.
- O'Neill, Pat.
- Quinn, Feargal.
- Sheahan, Tom.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Paschal Mooney and Ned O'Sullivan; Níl, Senators Paul Coghlan and Michael Mullins.
Question declared.