Seanad Éireann díospóireacht -
Friday, 23 Oct 2020

Vol. 272 No. 2

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Motion for Earlier Signature

Senator Regina Doherty

I move:

That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Eireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Question put:

The Seanad divided: Tá, 22; Níl, 16.

Tá

• Ardagh, Catherine.
• Byrne, Malcolm.
• Carrigy, Micheál.
• Casey, Pat.
• Cassells, Shane.
• Chambers, Lisa.
• Conway, Martin.
• Crowe, Ollie.
• Doherty, Regina.
• Dolan, Aisling.
• Fitzpatrick, Mary.
• Gallagher, Robbie.
• Garvey, Róisín.
• Kyne, Seán.
• McGahon, John.
• McGreehan, Erin.
• Murphy, Eugene.
• O'Loughlin, Fiona.
• O'Reilly, Joe.
• O'Reilly, Pauline.
• Seery Kearney, Mary.
• Ward, Barry.

Níl

• Bacik, Ivana.
• Black, Frances.
• Boyhan, Victor.
• Boylan, Lynn.
• Gavan, Paul.
• Higgins, Alice-Mary.
• Hoey, Annie.
• Keogan, Sharon.
• McCallion, Elisha.
• McDowell, Michael.
• Moynihan, Rebecca.
• Mullen, Rónán.
• Ruane, Lynn.
• Sherlock, Marie.
• Wall, Mark.
• Warfield, Fintan.

Tellers: Tá, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Seán Kyne; Níl, Senators Ivana Bacik and Paul Gavan.

Question declared carried.