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Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions

2025-06-24 Lost Seanad Éireann Division Amendment put:
8Tá
27Níl
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What the debate was about

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We will now deal with No. 1, motion regarding the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and No. 2, motion regarding the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. The two motions before the House seek the approval of Seanad Éireann to continue in force provisions in the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 aimed at combating terrorism and organised crime.

Section 8 of the 2009 Act makes these offences scheduled offences for the purposes of Part V of the Offences Against the State Act 1939. It is clear from the report that An Garda Síochána made a significant number of arrests in respect of offences relating to section 8 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011, with 11 charges laid before the Special Criminal Court and three convictions recorded.

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Tellers

Tellers: Tá, Senators Nicole Ryan and Joanne Collins; Níl, Senators Cathal Byrne and Paul Daly.

Other votes in this debate

QuestionResultTá–Níl
Amendment put: Lost 8–27

Tá

8
  • SF Sinn Féin 4
  • GP Green Party 1
  • IND Independent 1
  • LAB Labour 1
  • SD Social Democrats 1
SF Chris Andrews Labour Panel
SF Joanne Collins Agricultural Panel
SF Nicole Ryan Administrative Panel
SF Pauline Tully Cultural and Educational Panel
GP Malcolm Noonan Agricultural Panel
IND Tom Clonan University of Dublin
LAB Laura Harmon Industrial and Commercial Panel
SD Patricia Stephenson Labour Panel

Níl

27
  • FG Fine Gael 12
  • FF Fianna Fáil 11
  • IND Independent 4
FG Cathal Byrne Cultural and Educational Panel
FG Eileen Lynch Agricultural Panel
FG Evanne Ní Chuilinn Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG Garret Kelleher Industrial and Commercial Panel
FG Linda Nelson Murray Industrial and Commercial Panel
FG Manus Boyle Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG Maria Byrne Agricultural Panel
FG Mark Duffy Labour Panel
FG Noel O'Donovan Nominated by the Taoiseach
FG PJ Murphy Agricultural Panel
FG Paraic Brady Agricultural Panel
FG Seán Kyne Cultural and Educational Panel
FF Alison Comyn Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Anne Rabbitte Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Diarmuid Wilson Administrative Panel
FF Fiona O'Loughlin Administrative Panel
FF Imelda Goldsboro Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Lorraine Clifford-Lee Nominated by the Taoiseach
FF Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Labour Panel
FF Paul Daly Agricultural Panel
FF Robbie Gallagher Labour Panel
FF Shane Curley Cultural and Educational Panel
FF Teresa Costello Agricultural Panel
IND Aubrey McCarthy University of Dublin
IND Gerard P. Craughwell Labour Panel
IND Joe Conway Cultural and Educational Panel
IND Michael McDowell National University of Ireland

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