I wish to take this opportunity to thank Deputy Michael McGrath for his work over the past four years as Minister for Finance and Minister for public expenditure previously. I also want to take this opportunity to sincerely congratulate Deputy Jack Chambers on his appointment as Minister for Finance. I congratulate Deputy Jack Chambers on his appointment as Minister for Finance.
I came into the Dáil on the same day as the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, soon to be Commissioner McGrath. I also wish the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, well in the Minister for Finance position.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 4,179 words from 18 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Deputies Cormac Devlin and Hildegarde Naughton; Níl, Deputies Denise Mitchell and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: | Carried | 80–62 |
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Lost | 63–82 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 65–82 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 65–81 |
| Question put: "That the motion be agreed to." | Carried | 97–16 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 65–85 |
| Question put: "That the motion be agreed to." | Carried | 97–16 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 63–88 |
| Question again put: | Carried | 79–72 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 79–66 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 77–63 |
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