I must now deal with a postponed division relating to amendment No. 1 on the motion regarding the re-introduction of mortgage interest relief. Yesterday, 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.
Given the seriousness of this issue for so many families throughout the State, I ask under Standing Order 83(3)(b) that the vote be taken by other than electronic means.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 39 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 48–77 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 53–73 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 48–77 |
| Question put: | Carried | 110–14 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 57–68 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 57–68 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 56–66 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 68–55 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 68–56 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 75–48 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 75–48 |
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Lost | 48–75 |
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