Amendment No. 17 proposes to insert a subsection in the Bill to replace subsection (10) in the principal Act. I move amendment No. 18: In page 29, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 41 of Principal Act 29. 29. Similarly, with amendment No. 20, the amendment contained in the Bill does not relate to reducing grant payments under the principal Act.
Amendment No. 21 proposes, by way of an insertion to section 47 of the principal Act, that the information obtained by the SEAI cannot be used to reduce grants determined under the principal Act. I move amendment No. 22: In page 30, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 51 of Principal Act 31.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 2,155 words from 7 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Frances Black and Chris Andrews; Níl, Senators Garret Ahearn and Paul Daly.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: | Carried | 31–13 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 15–30 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 13–32 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–31 |
| Question put: | Carried | 29–13 |
| Question put: | Carried | 32–7 |
| Question put: | Carried | 30–16 |
| Question put: "That section 16 stand part of the Bill." | Carried | 31–16 |
| Question put: "That section 17 stand part of the Bill." | Carried | 31–18 |
| Question put: | Carried | 31–16 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 17–31 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 17–31 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–31 |
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