I am sure it has not escaped most people's attention that we are a bit ahead of schedule. Due to the superb scheduling work of the Government Chief Whip and the management of business by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, we are at risk of becoming a family-friendly Parliament already by getting the business done a lot earlier than normal.
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023, taken on Thursday, 15 February 2024. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a Second Time", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2) that division must be taken now.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Carried | 71–60 |
| Question again put: | Carried | 71–61 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 70–60 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 42–89 |
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