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 Friday March 21, 2003 17:27 by Justin Moran - Sinn Fein maigh_nuad at yahoo dot com
List of TDs who voted to support Government motion last night. Some-one was asking for the names of the TDs who voted for or against the motions last night so find them below. With 166 TDs and 137 votes cast people might wonder who did or did not vote. Some people abstained and some were paired. FF and FG operate a pairing system so that if for example a FG TD can't make it to a vote, then an FF TD on the other side also misses it. Several people in both parties who disagree with their parties lines were paired away. For example two FF TDs who had said they would not support the use of Shannon without a second UN mandate weren't there yesterday and so two FG were missing. Neither the Greens, nor Sinn Féin support the pairing system, don't know about Labour. There were also a series of amendments put by all parties. One that has been commented on by others was a Sinn Féin amendment supporting self-determination for the Kurdish people. Labour and the Greens abstained and only SF and six independents voted for it. The Dáil divided: Tá, 77; Níl, 60. Tá Ahern, Bertie.
Ahern, Dermot.
Ahern, Michael.
Ahern, Noel.
Andrews, Barry.
Ardagh, Seán.
Brady, Johnny.
Brady, Martin.
Breen, James.
Brennan, Seamus.
Browne, John.
Callanan, Joe.
Callely, Ivor.
Carey, Pat.
Carty, John.
Cassidy, Donie.
Collins, Michael.
Cooper-Flynn, Beverley.
Coughlan, Mary.
Cowen, Brian.
Cregan, John.
Cullen, Martin.
Curran, John.
de Valera, Síle.
Dempsey, Tony.
Dennehy, John.
Devins, Jimmy.
Ellis, John.
Fitzpatrick, Dermot.
Fleming, Seán.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Glennon, Jim.
Grealish, Noel.
Hanafin, Mary.
Harney, Mary.
Haughey, Seán.
Healy-Rae, Jackie.
Hoctor, Máire.
Keaveney, Cecilia.
Kelleher, Billy.
Killeen, Tony.
Kirk, Seamus.
Kitt, Tom.
Lenihan, Conor.
McCreevy, Charlie.
McDaid, James.
McEllistrim, Thomas.
Martin, Micheál.
Moloney, John.
Moynihan, Donal.
Moynihan, Michael.
Mulcahy, Michael.
Nolan, M. J.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
Ó Fearghaíl, Seán.
O'Connor, Charlie.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donnell, Liz.
O'Donoghue, John.
O'Keeffe, Batt.
O'Keeffe, Ned.
O'Malley, Fiona.
O'Malley, Tim.
Power, Peter.
Power, Seán.
Roche, Dick.
Ryan, Eoin.
Sexton, Mae.
Smith, Brendan.
Smith, Michael.
Treacy, Noel.
Wallace, Dan.
Wallace, Mary.
Walsh, Joe.
Wilkinson, Ollie.
Woods, Michael.
Wright, G. V. Níl
Allen, Bernard.
Blaney, Niall.
Boyle, Dan.
Broughan, Thomas P.
Bruton, Richard.
Burton, Joan.
Connaughton, Paul.
Connolly, Paudge.
Costello, Joe.
Coveney, Simon.
Cowley, Jerry.
Crawford, Seymour.
Crowe, Seán.
Cuffe, Ciarán.
Deenihan, Jimmy.
Durkan, Bernard J.
English, Damien.
Enright, Olwyn.
Ferris, Martin.
Fox, Mildred.
Gilmore, Eamon.
Gogarty, Paul.
Gormley, John.
Gregory, Tony.
Harkin, Marian.
Hayes, Tom.
Higgins, Joe.
Higgins, Michael D.
Hogan, Phil.
Kehoe, Paul.
Kenny, Enda.
Lynch, Kathleen.
McCormack, Padraic.
McGinley, Dinny.
McGrath, Finian.
McGrath, Paul.
McHugh, Paddy.
Mitchell, Gay.
Morgan, Arthur.
Moynihan-Cronin, Breeda.
Murphy, Gerard.
Naughten, Denis.
Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
Ó Snodaigh, Aengus.
O'Dowd, Fergus.
O'Shea, Brian.
Pattison, Seamus.
Penrose, Willie.
Quinn, Ruairí.
Rabbitte, Pat.
Ring, Michael.
Ryan, Eamon.
Ryan, Seán.
Sargent, Trevor.
Sherlock, Joe.
Shortall, Róisín.
Stagg, Emmet.
Stanton, David.
Upton, Mary.
Wall, Jack.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21If I understand what is said above about pairing, 4 votes against the government resolution were lost because 2 FF TD's wouldn't vote against their party? Surely the pairing system is intended where someone can't make it to a vote for a very good reason (hospital, family death etc), then someone who was going to vote the OPPOSITE would pass. It just shows to me that FG had no intention of threatening the government vote, that they truly agree with the Shannon stopover (not that I ever doubted it but their apparent opposition might have tricked a few naive ones).
Time to disrupt the economy. Blockades on roads, petrol stations, Shannon warport, etc
Pairing my god i never knew the cosy cartel between FF and FG was that close. It is quite a ridiclous chummy system they have there. Good to Greens and SF for being against this. Hope you don't forget your routes when, after your principled stand against the war, your parties become more popular.
"Kick over the Statues"
Hey lets try and red paint all the tds this over the next week, they are like sitting ducks in their local clinics.
Well?
In theory, pairing is only supposed to happen for serious issues like medical emergencys or funerals or whatever. In practice, if a FF TD wants to make a constituency event but is supposed to be present for a vote, he can find a FG TD to pair so they both stay away and since each side loses one vote the 'balance' is maintained. I understand they have a similar system in Britain.
In regard to the FG votes, some FG TDs had indicated they would have difficult supporting their party line and supported the continued use of Shannon, John Deasy for example, who was also not present to vote.
The votes are basically, pointless, because of the pairing system the result is a foregone conclusion on both sides and everyone goes through the motions
... no one in Britain has ever heard of it!
If this goes on then it's *very* hush hush. I shall ask around.
"The votes are basically, pointless, because of the pairing system the result is a foregone conclusion on both sides and everyone goes through the motions."
I see that the penny is staring to drop .... you are beginning to see how "parliamentary democracy" works ....
I think that it's disgraceful that Labour and the Greens would not support the amendment calling on self-determination for the Kurdish people. It just shows how swayed the Greens and Labour are by bourgeois argument about upholding the territory of Iraq.
Just a correction on Justin's original posting. Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins voted for that amendment. The Socialist Party fully supports the right of the Kurdish people to self-determination.
Pairing really does happen in Britain!
You live and learn.
http://www.socialistparty.net/press/debateshannonamendment.htm
and some recent relevant press statements
Government Motion on Iraq: Monumental Hypocrisy and Utter Moral Delinquency Determines Government's Stand
http://www.socialistparty.net/press/pressshannonmotion1.htm
and
Government is "gutless, spineless and destitute of moral conviction" in Face of an Invasion of Iraq
http://www.socialistparty.net/press/pressshannonmotion2.htm
yes you liberal fuckers the time for peaceful protest has ended...mass civil disobedience and if needs be anarchists go smash us a McD's
Oisin Kelly, It is not as simple as supporting Kurdish self-determination or not. As far as I understand it, The leadership of the two Kurdish controled autonomous areas in Northern Iraq are not looking for independance. They are looking for autonomy in a new democratic Iraq. If the Kurdish people said quite clearly that they wanted independance then I'm sure that The Green Party and Labour would support it.
Here is an excerpt from a joint statement made by The Kurdistan Democratic Party and The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan on March 2nd last:
"The unity of the Iraqi Kurdistan Forces, under the JHL, will consolidate and strengthen the unity of the Iraqi opposition forces that aspire to end dictatorship and establish a democratic, pluralistic federal system in Iraq."
Here is the full statement on the KDP website:
http://www.kdp.pp.se/press/030303.htm
Simon, why dont you look up "self-determination" in the dictionary. If the Kurdish people voted to have autonomous regions in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran then THAT IS SELF DETERMINATION!
Likewise, if they decided to have an independent state, that is Self detemination
Self-determination does NOT equal Independence.
The question also has to be asked whether or not 'Kurdish leaders' speak for their people.
Simon, now that Ireland's 'Leaders' are for war, does that not mean we are all for war?
the real kurdish leaders i assume are those of the pkk marxist/leninist persuation, who advocate an independent kurdistan free from control by either iraq, turkey or the west.
mind you these are the same people that are rotting in turkish F-block jails in the name of anti-terrorism. fully supported by the freedom loving US/UK juntas.
can't wait til turkey get into the EU, soon we'll all be adopting the 'turkish principles'. (aka the british principles of the 1970s).
new EU constitution: down with dissent - kill all hippies - if leftists like the gulags so much them lets send them there (and of course - war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignornance is strenght). the bosses untied will never be defeated!
OK -SP. I take your point that self-determination can mean anything. Therefore the motion could have meant a number of things and should not have been put to a Dail vote. It is not a black and white situation and we should be careful not to dabble. If Kurdish people want independance I am all for it but they themselves know that they have to play politics just to survive. They have Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran all breathing down their necks.
Kurdish leaders may or may not represent their peoples, that is true. But what right have we to represent them or tell them how to run their affairs ? That is excatly how the U.S./Bush Junta are behaving.
Simon self determination is quite a precise thing. It means that a nation have the right choose their own destiny whether that be full independence or in some form of federation. Why don't the Greens support the right of the Kurds if they wish to become an independent nation?
For Ireland. They want the Union Jack flying over the Dail again. They want a 'Socialist' Federation of the British Isles.
Dear Kalid,
I am sure that they would. I do, if thats what they want.
it was a distraction.
a red herring you might say.
one year on,
-did they vote with their conscience?
Will the Irish people vote with theirs?
and make it simple.
their names:-
Tá
Ahern, Bertie.
Ahern, Dermot.
Ahern, Michael.
Ahern, Noel.
Andrews, Barry.
Ardagh, Seán.
Brady, Johnny.
Brady, Martin.
Breen, James.
Brennan, Seamus.
Browne, John.
Callanan, Joe.
Callely, Ivor.
Carey, Pat.
Carty, John.
Cassidy, Donie.
Collins, Michael.
Cooper-Flynn, Beverley.
Coughlan, Mary.
Cowen, Brian.
Cregan, John.
Cullen, Martin.
Curran, John.
de Valera, Síle.
Dempsey, Tony.
Dennehy, John.
Devins, Jimmy.
Ellis, John.
Fitzpatrick, Dermot.
Fleming, Seán.
Gallagher, Pat The Cope.
Glennon, Jim.
Grealish, Noel.
Hanafin, Mary.
Harney, Mary.
Haughey, Seán.
Healy-Rae, Jackie.
Hoctor, Máire.
Keaveney, Cecilia.
Kelleher, Billy.
Killeen, Tony.
Kirk, Seamus.
Kitt, Tom.
Lenihan, Conor.
McCreevy, Charlie.
McDaid, James.
McEllistrim, Thomas.
Martin, Micheál.
Moloney, John.
Moynihan, Donal.
Moynihan, Michael.
Mulcahy, Michael.
Nolan, M. J.
Ó Cuív, Éamon.
Ó Fearghaíl, Seán.
O'Connor, Charlie.
O'Dea, Willie.
O'Donnell, Liz.
O'Donoghue, John.
O'Keeffe, Batt.
O'Keeffe, Ned.
O'Malley, Fiona.
O'Malley, Tim.
Power, Peter.
Power, Seán.
Roche, Dick.
Ryan, Eoin.
Sexton, Mae.
Smith, Brendan.
Smith, Michael.
Treacy, Noel.
Wallace, Dan.
Wallace, Mary.
Walsh, Joe.
Wilkinson, Ollie.
Woods, Michael.
Wright, G. V.
Will the Irish People vote with their conscience?
The men and women above have been rewarded with more than 30,000€ each in the last year minimum which is the salary they draw from the State. Indeed many have enjoyed more, much much more.