I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding paediatric orthopaedic and urology services. On Tuesday, 20 February 2024, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now. A Cheann Comhairle, this Government amendment is completely unnecessary.
This is about an approach from parents of children in pain, with scoliosis, who have been failed by this State in a shameful way. Under Standing Order 83(3)( b ), I propose that the vote be taken by other than electronic means.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 47 words from 2 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Lost | 56–73 |
| Question again put: | Carried | 71–61 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 70–60 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 42–89 |
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