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Daly abortion bill: How each TD voted
Clare Daly’s abortion bill was defeated by 101 votes to 27 tonight. Who voted what way?
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Clare Daly’s abortion bill was defeated by 101 votes to 27 tonight. Who voted what way?
The bill was put forward by Deputy Clare Daly, following a bill that was rejected in April.
Justice Minister Alan Shatter was speaking as the government prepares to respond to the expert group on abortion’s report before the end of the year. TDs will also debate and vote on abortion legislation tonight.
The bill was put forward by Clare Daly TD. Minister Shatter encouraged her to withdraw it, saying it does not address in detail a number of issues.
Two Government departments, and two state bodies, are seeking extra funding in today’s business at Leinster House.
The long-awaited and heavily-leaked report is expected to be published in full today after the Health Minister James Reilly brings it to Cabinet.
The issue of abortion will dominate this week’s political agenda as the expert group report is expected to be published.
Watch the full 32-minute debate between James Reilly and seven opposition TDs on the death of Savita Halappanavar.
James Reilly says TDs’ comments could prejudge the findings of two investigations into the death of Savita Halappanavar, who died after being refused a termination procedure.
The independent TD is “completely fed up” with Mick Wallace’s actions and doesn’t want him inside the technical group.
In an interview with Marian Finucane the Wexford TD also admitted “I hired a hitman”.
The march is part of a Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion.
The Budget, property tax, abortion, bank debt, Luke Ming Flanagan’s t-shirts and James Reilly’s statements – some of what we can expect as the Dáil returns this week.
Clare Daly has asked the Socialist Party to pass on some of the allowance it gets for her membership. What’s going on?
Joe Higgins says a “majority” of people within the United Left Alliance object to Clare Daly’s political support to Mick Wallace.
Clare Daly says any suggestion that she left the Socialist Party because of Mick Wallace is “a complete lie”.
The Dublin North TD said that the criticism from her former colleagues in the Socialist Party was “inaccurate” but said she would not engage in a war of words following her resignation earlier.
The Dublin North TD tendered her resignation yesterday according to the party which said that she valued her political relationship with Mick Wallace more than her work with the party.
If TDs are found to be misusing travel allowances but didn’t know about it, writes Eoin O’Malley, maybe the rules are the problem…
Authorities in the Houses of the Oireachtas have already said that they too are talking to lawyers over whether TDs can use travel expenses to attend meetings.
The Socialist Party TD has defended her use of travel expenses for going to meetings around the country urging a boycott of the household charge.
A statement said the Oireachtas “had never envisaged” that TDs would use the allowance for travelling to meetings about the household charge.
Independent TD Thomas Pringle said that he did not use expenses to travel around the country to urge people to boycott the household charge as other independent deputies have done.
The Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins has said it is okay that deputies use their travel allowances for the purposes of travelling the country urging people to boycott the household charge.
A motion will be discussed on Wednesday and Thursday forcing the government to undertake the remedial works.
The ULA’s Clare Daly and Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin clash over whether Ireland could get ESM funds after a No vote.
Animal campaigners say that details from the National Parks and Wildlife Service show that the practice is “unacceptable”.
The Dáil votes by 111 votes to 20 not to approve Clare Daly’s legislation; Fianna Fáíl joined the government in defeating it.
Clare Daly’s proposals would provide limited access to abortion when the life of the mother is in “real and substantial danger”.
Limited circumstances include major foetal abnormalities and rape, said the doctors surveyed. New research also shows that 97 per cent of the GPs had had a consultation dealing with abortion.
Last night, the Dáil began a debate about legislating for the X case. Clare Daly TD writes about why she brought the legislation forward – and why it’s so important for Irish women.
James Reilly says there are difficulties in Clare Daly’s Bill, but affirms the government’s intention to follow the ECHR ruling.
The bill introduced by TD Clare Daly would provide limited access to abortion in cases where the mother’s life is in “real and substantive danger”.
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
A group of independent TDs introduced a bill to legislate for abortion in Ireland this week but the government will likely reject it before introducing its own legislation.
TDs Clare Daly, Mick Wallace and Joan Collins say that the Bill addresses the 1992 X case ruling.