Standing Order 27: Motion (Resumed)

The following motion was moved by the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, on Tuesday, 2 May 2017:

That, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Procedure under Standing Order 107(1)(a), and with effect from 9 May 2017, the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended by the adoption of the following in substitution for Standing Order 27:

‘Prayer.

27. (1) Upon taking the Chair each day, and before any business is entered upon, the Ceann Comhairle shall read the following prayer in the Irish and English languages:—

Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy holy inspirations and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance; that every word and work of ours may always begin from Thee, and by Thee be happily ended; through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

(2) All Members present shall stand while the prayer is being read, and when it is concluded, Members shall remain standing for 30 seconds of silent reflection.’.”

Debate resumed on amendment No. 2:

To delete all words after "That" were it firstly occurs and substitute the following:

"with effect from 9 May 2017, the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended by the adoption of the following in substitution for Standing Order 27:

'27. Upon taking the Chair each day, and before any business is entered upon, the Ceann Comhairle shall ask all Members present to stand for 60 seconds of silent reflection.'."

- (Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh).

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 41; Níl, 94; Staon, 0.

Tá

Adams, Gerry.
Barry, Mick.
Boyd Barrett, Richard.
Brady, John.
Broughan, Thomas P.
Buckley, Pat.
Collins, Joan.
Connolly, Catherine.
Coppinger, Ruth.
Crowe, Seán.
Cullinane, David.
Daly, Clare.
Doherty, Pearse.
Ellis, Dessie.
Ferris, Martin.
Funchion, Kathleen.
Halligan, John.
Healy, Seamus.
Kenny, Gino.
Kenny, Martin.
McDonald, Mary Lou.
McGrath, Finian.
Martin, Catherine.
Mitchell, Denise.
Munster, Imelda.
Murphy, Catherine.
Ó Broin, Eoin.
Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
Ó Laoghaire, Donnchadh.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
O'Brien, Jonathan.
O'Reilly, Louise.
Pringle, Thomas.
Quinlivan, Maurice.
Ryan, Eamon.
Shortall, Róisín.
Smith, Bríd.
Stanley, Brian.
Tóibín, Peadar.
Wallace, Mick.
Zappone, Katherine.

Níl

Aylward, Bobby.
Bailey, Maria.
Barrett, Seán.
Brassil, John.
Breathnach, Declan.
Breen, Pat.
Brophy, Colm.
Browne, James.
Bruton, Richard.
Burke, Peter.
Butler, Mary.
Byrne, Catherine.
Byrne, Thomas.
Cahill, Jackie.
Calleary, Dara.
Canney, Seán.
Cannon, Ciarán.
Carey, Joe.
Cassells, Shane.
Chambers, Jack.
Chambers, Lisa.
Collins, Michael.
Collins, Niall.
Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
Coveney, Simon.
Cowen, Barry.
Curran, John.
D'Arcy, Michael.
Daly, Jim.
Deering, Pat.
Donohoe, Paschal.
Dooley, Timmy.
Doyle, Andrew.
Durkan, Bernard J.
English, Damien.
Farrell, Alan.
Fitzgerald, Frances.
Fitzmaurice, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Peter.
Flanagan, Charles.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Grealish, Noel.
Griffin, Brendan.
Harris, Simon.
Harty, Michael.
Haughey, Seán.
Heydon, Martin.
Howlin, Brendan.
Humphreys, Heather.
Kehoe, Paul.
Kelleher, Billy.
Kelly, Alan.
Kyne, Seán.
Lahart, John.
Lawless, James.
Lowry, Michael.
MacSharry, Marc.
McConalogue, Charlie.
McEntee, Helen.
McGrath, Mattie.
McGrath, Michael.
McHugh, Joe.
McLoughlin, Tony.
Martin, Micheál.
Moran, Kevin Boxer.
Moynihan, Aindrias.
Moynihan, Michael.
Murphy O'Mahony, Margaret.
Murphy, Eugene.
Naughten, Denis.
Naughton, Hildegarde.
Neville, Tom.
Noonan, Michael.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
O'Brien, Darragh.
O'Callaghan, Jim.
O'Connell, Kate.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donovan, Patrick.
O'Dowd, Fergus.
O'Keeffe, Kevin.
O'Loughlin, Fiona.
O'Sullivan, Maureen.
Penrose, Willie.
Phelan, John Paul.
Rabbitte, Anne.
Ring, Michael.
Rock, Noel.
Ross, Shane.
Ryan, Brendan.
Sherlock, Sean.
Smyth, Niamh.
Stanton, David.
Troy, Robert.

Staon

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Kathleen Funchion and Aengus Ó Snodaigh; Níl, Deputies Tony McLoughlin and Jim Daly.

Amendment declared lost.

Deputy Mick Barry

I move amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after “That” where it firstly occurs and substitute the following:

“with effect from 9th May 2017, the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended by the deletion of Standing Order 27.”

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 15; Níl, 96; Staon, 20.

Tá

Barry, Mick.
Boyd Barrett, Richard.
Broughan, Thomas P.
Collins, Joan.
Coppinger, Ruth.
Daly, Clare.
Halligan, John.
Healy, Seamus.
Kenny, Gino.
McGrath, Finian.
Murphy, Catherine.
Pringle, Thomas.
Shortall, Róisín.
Smith, Bríd.
Wallace, Mick.

Níl

Aylward, Bobby.
Bailey, Maria.
Barrett, Seán.
Brassil, John.
Breathnach, Declan.
Breen, Pat.
Brophy, Colm.
Browne, James.
Bruton, Richard.
Burke, Peter.
Butler, Mary.
Byrne, Catherine.
Byrne, Thomas.
Cahill, Jackie.
Calleary, Dara.
Canney, Seán.
Cannon, Ciarán.
Carey, Joe.
Cassells, Shane.
Chambers, Jack.
Chambers, Lisa.
Collins, Michael.
Collins, Niall.
Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
Coveney, Simon.
Cowen, Barry.
Curran, John.
D'Arcy, Michael.
Daly, Jim.
Deering, Pat.
Donohoe, Paschal.
Dooley, Timmy.
Doyle, Andrew.
Durkan, Bernard J.
English, Damien.
Farrell, Alan.
Fitzgerald, Frances.
Fitzmaurice, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Peter.
Flanagan, Charles.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Grealish, Noel.
Griffin, Brendan.
Harris, Simon.
Harty, Michael.
Haughey, Seán.
Heydon, Martin.
Howlin, Brendan.
Humphreys, Heather.
Kehoe, Paul.
Kelleher, Billy.
Kelly, Alan.
Kyne, Seán.
Lahart, John.
Lawless, James.
MacSharry, Marc.
McConalogue, Charlie.
McEntee, Helen.
McGrath, Mattie.
McGrath, Michael.
McHugh, Joe.
McLoughlin, Tony.
Martin, Catherine.
Martin, Micheál.
Moran, Kevin Boxer.
Moynihan, Aindrias.
Moynihan, Michael.
Murphy O'Mahony, Margaret.
Murphy, Eugene.
Naughten, Denis.
Naughton, Hildegarde.
Neville, Tom.
Noonan, Michael.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
O'Brien, Darragh.
O'Callaghan, Jim.
O'Connell, Kate.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donovan, Patrick.
O'Dowd, Fergus.
O'Keeffe, Kevin.
O'Loughlin, Fiona.
O'Sullivan, Maureen.
Penrose, Willie.
Phelan, John Paul.
Rabbitte, Anne.
Ring, Michael.
Rock, Noel.
Ross, Shane.
Ryan, Brendan.
Ryan, Eamon.
Sherlock, Sean.
Smyth, Niamh.
Stanton, David.
Troy, Robert.
Zappone, Katherine.

Staon

Adams, Gerry.
Brady, John.
Buckley, Pat.
Connolly, Catherine.
Doherty, Pearse.
Ellis, Dessie.
Ferris, Martin.
Funchion, Kathleen.
Kenny, Martin.
McDonald, Mary Lou.
Mitchell, Denise.
Munster, Imelda.
Nolan, Carol.
Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
Ó Laoghaire, Donnchadh.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
O'Brien, Jonathan.
O'Reilly, Louise.
Stanley, Brian.
Tóibín, Peadar.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Mick Barry and Richard Boyd Barrett; Níl, Deputies Tony McLoughlin and Jim Daly.

Amendment declared lost.

Deputy Joan Collins

I move amendment No. 3:

To delete all words after “That” where it firstly occurs and substitute the following:

“with effect from 9th May, 2017, the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended by the adoption of the following in substitution for Standing Order 27:

‘27. Upon taking the Chair each day, and before any business is entered upon, the Ceann Comhairle shall stand and direct all members present to stand for 30 seconds of silent reflection.’.”

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 19; Níl, 96; Staon, 19.

Tá

Barry, Mick.
Boyd Barrett, Richard.
Broughan, Thomas P.
Collins, Joan.
Connolly, Catherine.
Coppinger, Ruth.
Daly, Clare.
Halligan, John.
Healy, Seamus.
Kenny, Gino.
McGrath, Finian.
Martin, Catherine.
Murphy, Catherine.
Pringle, Thomas.
Ryan, Eamon.
Shortall, Róisín.
Smith, Bríd.
Wallace, Mick.
Zappone, Katherine.

Níl

Aylward, Bobby.
Bailey, Maria.
Barrett, Seán.
Brassil, John.
Breathnach, Declan.
Breen, Pat.
Brophy, Colm.
Browne, James.
Bruton, Richard.
Burke, Peter.
Butler, Mary.
Byrne, Catherine.
Byrne, Thomas.
Cahill, Jackie.
Calleary, Dara.
Canney, Seán.
Cannon, Ciarán.
Carey, Joe.
Cassells, Shane.
Chambers, Jack.
Chambers, Lisa.
Collins, Michael.
Collins, Niall.
Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
Coveney, Simon.
Cowen, Barry.
Creed, Michael.
Curran, John.
D'Arcy, Michael.
Daly, Jim.
Deering, Pat.
Donohoe, Paschal.
Dooley, Timmy.
Doyle, Andrew.
Durkan, Bernard J.
English, Damien.
Farrell, Alan.
Fitzgerald, Frances.
Fitzmaurice, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Peter.
Flanagan, Charles.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Grealish, Noel.
Griffin, Brendan.
Harris, Simon.
Harty, Michael.
Haughey, Seán.
Heydon, Martin.
Howlin, Brendan.
Humphreys, Heather.
Kehoe, Paul.
Kelleher, Billy.
Kelly, Alan.
Kyne, Seán.
Lahart, John.
Lawless, James.
Lowry, Michael.
MacSharry, Marc.
McConalogue, Charlie.
McEntee, Helen.
McGrath, Mattie.
McGrath, Michael.
McHugh, Joe.
McLoughlin, Tony.
Martin, Micheál.
Moran, Kevin Boxer.
Moynihan, Aindrias.
Moynihan, Michael.
Murphy O'Mahony, Margaret.
Murphy, Eoghan.
Murphy, Eugene.
Naughten, Denis.
Naughton, Hildegarde.
Neville, Tom.
Noonan, Michael.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
O'Brien, Darragh.
O'Callaghan, Jim.
O'Connell, Kate.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donovan, Patrick.
O'Dowd, Fergus.
O'Keeffe, Kevin.
O'Loughlin, Fiona.
O'Sullivan, Maureen.
Penrose, Willie.
Phelan, John Paul.
Rabbitte, Anne.
Ring, Michael.
Rock, Noel.
Ross, Shane.
Ryan, Brendan.
Sherlock, Sean.
Smyth, Niamh.
Stanton, David.
Troy, Robert.

Staon

Adams, Gerry.
Brady, John.
Buckley, Pat.
Doherty, Pearse.
Ellis, Dessie.
Ferris, Martin.
Funchion, Kathleen.
Kenny, Martin.
McDonald, Mary Lou.
Mitchell, Denise.
Munster, Imelda.
Nolan, Carol.
Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
Ó Laoghaire, Donnchadh.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
O'Brien, Jonathan.
O'Reilly, Louise.
Stanley, Brian.
Tóibín, Peadar.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Joan Collins and Thomas P. Broughan; Níl, Deputies Tony McLoughlin and Jim Daly.

Amendment declared lost.

Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."

The Dáil divided: Tá, 97; Níl, 18; Staon, 18.

Tá

Aylward, Bobby.
Bailey, Maria.
Barrett, Seán.
Brassil, John.
Breathnach, Declan.
Breen, Pat.
Brophy, Colm.
Browne, James.
Bruton, Richard.
Burke, Peter.
Butler, Mary.
Byrne, Catherine.
Byrne, Thomas.
Cahill, Jackie.
Calleary, Dara.
Canney, Seán.
Cannon, Ciarán.
Carey, Joe.
Cassells, Shane.
Chambers, Jack.
Chambers, Lisa.
Collins, Michael.
Collins, Niall.
Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
Coveney, Simon.
Cowen, Barry.
Creed, Michael.
Curran, John.
D'Arcy, Michael.
Daly, Jim.
Deering, Pat.
Donohoe, Paschal.
Dooley, Timmy.
Doyle, Andrew.
Durkan, Bernard J.
English, Damien.
Farrell, Alan.
Fitzgerald, Frances.
Fitzmaurice, Michael.
Fitzpatrick, Peter.
Flanagan, Charles.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Grealish, Noel.
Griffin, Brendan.
Harris, Simon.
Harty, Michael.
Haughey, Seán.
Heydon, Martin.
Howlin, Brendan.
Humphreys, Heather.
Kehoe, Paul.
Kelleher, Billy.
Kelly, Alan.
Kyne, Seán.
Lahart, John.
Lawless, James.
Lowry, Michael.
MacSharry, Marc.
McConalogue, Charlie.
McEntee, Helen.
McGrath, Mattie.
McGrath, Michael.
McHugh, Joe.
McLoughlin, Tony.
Martin, Micheál.
Moran, Kevin Boxer.
Moynihan, Aindrias.
Moynihan, Michael.
Murphy O'Mahony, Margaret.
Murphy, Eoghan.
Murphy, Eugene.
Naughten, Denis.
Naughton, Hildegarde.
Neville, Tom.
Noonan, Michael.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
O'Brien, Darragh.
O'Callaghan, Jim.
O'Connell, Kate.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donovan, Patrick.
O'Dowd, Fergus.
O'Keeffe, Kevin.
O'Loughlin, Fiona.
O'Sullivan, Maureen.
Penrose, Willie.
Phelan, John Paul.
Pringle, Thomas.
Rabbitte, Anne.
Ring, Michael.
Rock, Noel.
Ross, Shane.
Ryan, Brendan.
Sherlock, Sean.
Smyth, Niamh.
Stanton, David.
Troy, Robert.

Níl

Barry, Mick.
Boyd Barrett, Richard.
Broughan, Thomas P.
Collins, Joan.
Connolly, Catherine.
Coppinger, Ruth.
Daly, Clare.
Halligan, John.
Healy, Seamus.
Kenny, Gino.
Martin, Catherine.
McGrath, Finian.
Murphy, Catherine.
Ryan, Eamon.
Shortall, Róisín.
Smith, Bríd.
Wallace, Mick.
Zappone, Katherine.

Staon

Adams, Gerry.
Brady, John.
Buckley, Pat.
Ellis, Dessie.
Ferris, Martin.
Funchion, Kathleen.
Kenny, Martin.
McDonald, Mary Lou.
Mitchell, Denise.
Munster, Imelda.
Nolan, Carol.
Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
Ó Laoghaire, Donnchadh.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
O'Brien, Jonathan.
O'Reilly, Louise.
Stanley, Brian.
Tóibín, Peadar.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Jim Daly and Tony McLoughlin; Níl, Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Ruth Coppinger.

Question declared carried.

Sitting suspended at 1.40 p.m. and resumed at 2.10 p.m.

Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 4 May 2017