Suspension of Members.

Mr. Fallon

I move:

That Senator Harte be suspended from the service of the Seanad.

Question put.

The Seanad divided: Tá, 21; Níl, 15.

Tá

Bohan, Eddie.
Byrne, Hugh.
Byrne, Sean.
Cassidy, Donie.
Cullen, Martin.
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.
McMahon, Larry.
Manning, Maurice.
Naughten, Liam.
Neville, Daniel.
Norris, David.
Ó Foighil, Pól.
O'Reilly, Joe.
O'Toole, Joe.
Raftery, Tom.
Ryan, Brendan.
Staunton, Myles.
Upton, Pat.

Tellers: Tá, Senators Wright and S. Haughey; Níl, Senators O'Reilly and O'Toole.

Question declared carried.

Senator Harte withdrew from the Chamber.

Dr. Upton

I must protest in the strongest possible terms against what has happened to my three colleagues this morning.

An Cathaoirleach

I must ask the Senator to resume his seat.

It is absolutely shocking that the Labour Party who sought to raise a matter fundamental to this community, to this country, to the welfare of thousands of people, up to 19 per cent of the workforce of An Post who are now being cast aside, discarded——