Dáil vote · 30 April 2025

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage

Amendment put

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Bill — Committee Stage · Amendment

This is a vote on an amendment. Tá and Níl refer to that amendment, rather than the whole Bill or motion. Check whether it proposes adding, removing or replacing words.

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Tá means yes and Níl means no to the exact question put. The vote alone does not establish a TD's full position or reasons.

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The result

Lost

Tá (yes): 64
Níl (no): 86
Staon (abstain): 0

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Marie Sherlock and Duncan Smith; Níl, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie.

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How each party voted

Party	Tá	Níl	Staon	No vote	Most voted
Fianna Fáil	–	45	–	3	Níl
Sinn Féin	35	–	–	4	Tá
Fine Gael	–	31	–	6	Níl
Independent	3	10	–	2	No whip
Labour Party	9	–	–	2	Tá
Social Democrats	9	–	–	2	Tá
Independent Ireland	2	–	–	2	Tá
People Before Profit-Solidarity	1	–	–	2

How every TD voted

Showing 173 of 173 TDs

Aengus Ó SnodaighSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
Tá
Aidan FarrellySocial Democrats · Kildare North
Tá
Aindrias MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
Níl
Aisling DempseyFianna Fáil · Meath West
Níl
Alan DillonFine Gael · Mayo
Níl
Alan KellyLabour Party · Tipperary North
No vote
Albert DolanFianna Fáil · Galway East
Níl
Ann GravesSinn Féin · Dublin Fingal East
Tá
Barry HeneghanIndependent · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Barry WardFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
No vote
Brendan SmithFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Brian BrennanFine Gael · Wicklow-Wexford
Níl
Brian StanleyIndependent · Laois
Tá
Carol NolanIndependent · Offaly
No vote
Cathal CroweFianna Fáil · Clare
Níl
Catherine ArdaghFianna Fáil · Dublin South-Central
Níl
Catherine CallaghanFine Gael · Carlow-Kilkenny
Níl
Catherine ConnollyIndependents 4 Change · Galway West
Tá
Cathy BennettSinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Charles Ward100% RDR · Donegal
Tá
Charlie McConalogueFianna Fáil · Donegal
Níl
Christopher O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork South-West
Níl
Cian O'CallaghanSocial Democrats · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Ciarán AhernLabour Party · Dublin South-West
No vote
Claire KerraneSinn Féin · Roscommon-Galway
Tá
Colm BrophyFine Gael · Dublin South-West
Níl
Colm BurkeFine Gael · Cork North-Central
Níl
Conor D. McGuinnessSinn Féin · Waterford
Tá
Conor SheehanLabour Party · Limerick City
Tá
Cormac DevlinFianna Fáil · Dún Laoghaire
Níl
Danny Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
Níl
Dara CallearyFianna Fáil · Mayo
Níl
Darragh O'BrienFianna Fáil · Dublin Fingal East
No vote
Darren O'RourkeSinn Féin · Meath East
Tá
David CullinaneSinn Féin · Waterford
Tá
David MaxwellFine Gael · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Denise MitchellSinn Féin · Dublin Bay North
No vote
Dessie EllisSinn Féin · Dublin North-West
Tá
Donna McGettiganSinn Féin · Clare
Tá
Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireSinn Féin · Cork South-Central
Tá
Duncan SmithLabour Party · Dublin Fingal East
Tá
Eamon ScanlonFianna Fáil · Sligo-Leitrim
Níl
Edward TimminsFine Gael · Wicklow
Níl
Emer CurrieFine Gael · Dublin West
Níl
Emer HigginsFine Gael · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Eoghan KennyLabour Party · Cork North-Central
Tá
Eoin HayesSocial Democrats · Dublin Bay South
Tá
Eoin Ó BroinSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Erin McGreehanFianna Fáil · Louth
Níl
Fionntán Ó SúilleabháinSinn Féin · Wicklow-Wexford
Tá
Frankie FeighanFine Gael · Sligo-Leitrim
Níl
Gary GannonSocial Democrats · Dublin Central
Tá
Ged NashLabour Party · Louth
Tá
George LawlorLabour Party · Wexford
Tá
Gillian TooleIndependent · Meath East
Níl
Grace BolandFine Gael · Dublin Fingal West
Níl
Helen McEnteeFine Gael · Meath East
Níl
Hildegarde NaughtonFine Gael · Galway West
Níl
Holly CairnsSocial Democrats · Cork South-West
No vote
Ivana BacikLabour Party · Dublin Bay South
Tá
Jack ChambersFianna Fáil · Dublin West
Níl
James BrowneFianna Fáil · Wexford
Níl
James GeogheganFine Gael · Dublin Bay South
Níl
James LawlessFianna Fáil · Kildare North
Níl
James O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Cork East
Níl
Jen CumminsSocial Democrats · Dublin South-Central
Tá
Jennifer Carroll MacNeillFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
No vote
Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Níl
Jennifer WhitmoreSocial Democrats · Wicklow
Tá
Jerry ButtimerFine Gael · Cork South-Central
Níl
Jim O'CallaghanFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay South
Níl
Joanna ByrneSinn Féin · Louth
No vote
Joe CooneyFine Gael · Clare
Níl
Joe NevilleFine Gael · Kildare North
Níl
John BradySinn Féin · Wicklow
Tá
John ClendennenFine Gael · Offaly
Níl
John ConnollyFianna Fáil · Galway West
Níl
John CumminsFine Gael · Waterford
Níl
John LahartFianna Fáil · Dublin South-West
Níl
John McGuinnessFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
No vote
John Paul O'SheaFine Gael · Cork North-West
Níl
Johnny GuirkeSinn Féin · Meath West
Tá
Johnny MythenSinn Féin · Wexford
Tá
Keira KeoghFine Gael · Mayo
Níl
Ken O'FlynnIndependent Ireland · Cork North-Central
No vote
Kevin Boxer MoranIndependent · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Kieran O'DonnellFine Gael · Limerick City
Níl
Liam QuaideSocial Democrats · Cork East
Tá
Louis O'HaraSinn Féin · Galway East
Tá
Louise O'ReillySinn Féin · Dublin Fingal West
Tá
Maeve O'ConnellFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
Níl
Máire DevineSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
Tá
Mairéad FarrellSinn Féin · Galway West
Tá
Malcolm ByrneFianna Fáil · Wicklow-Wexford
Níl
Marian HarkinIndependent · Sligo-Leitrim
Níl
Marie SherlockLabour Party · Dublin Central
Tá
Mark WallLabour Party · Kildare South
Tá
Mark WardSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Martin DalyFianna Fáil · Roscommon-Galway
Níl
Martin HeydonFine Gael · Kildare South
Níl
Martin KennySinn Féin · Sligo-Leitrim
Tá
Mary ButlerFianna Fáil · Waterford
Níl
Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin · Dublin Central
No vote
Matt CarthySinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Mattie McGrathIndependent · Tipperary South
Tá
Maurice QuinlivanSinn Féin · Limerick City
Tá
Michael CahillFianna Fáil · Kerry
Níl
Michael CollinsIndependent Ireland · Cork South-West
Tá
Michael FitzmauriceIndependent Ireland · Roscommon-Galway
No vote
Michael Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
Níl
Michael LowryIndependent · Tipperary North
Níl
Michael MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
Níl
Michael MurphyFine Gael · Tipperary South
Níl
Micheál CarrigyFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Micheál MartinFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
Níl
Naoise Ó CearúilFianna Fáil · Kildare North
Níl
Naoise Ó MuiríFine Gael · Dublin Bay North
No vote
Natasha Newsome DrennanSinn Féin · Carlow-Kilkenny
Tá
Neale RichmondFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
Níl
Niall CollinsFianna Fáil · Limerick County
Níl
Niamh SmythFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Noel GrealishIndependent · Galway West
Níl
Noel McCarthyFine Gael · Cork East
Níl
Norma FoleyFianna Fáil · Kerry
Níl
Pa DalySinn Féin · Kerry
Tá
Pádraig Mac LochlainnSinn Féin · Donegal
Tá
Pádraig O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork North-Central
Níl
Pádraig RiceSocial Democrats · Cork South-Central
Tá
Pat BuckleySinn Féin · Cork East
Tá
Pat the Cope GallagherFianna Fáil · Donegal
Níl
Patrick O'DonovanFine Gael · Limerick County
No vote
Paul DonnellySinn Féin · Dublin West
Tá
Paul LawlessAontú · Mayo
Tá
Paul McAuliffeFianna Fáil · Dublin North-West
Níl
Paul MurphyPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin South-West
No vote
Paul Nicholas GogartyIndependent · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Paula ButterlyFine Gael · Louth
No vote
Peadar TóibínAontú · Meath West
Tá
Pearse DohertySinn Féin · Donegal
No vote
Peter 'Chap' CleereFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Níl
Peter BurkeFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Peter RocheFine Gael · Galway East
Níl
Réada CroninSinn Féin · Kildare North
Tá
Richard Boyd BarrettPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dún Laoghaire
No vote
Richard O'DonoghueIndependent Ireland · Limerick County
Tá
Robert O'DonoghueLabour Party · Dublin Fingal West
Tá
Robert TroyFianna Fáil · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Roderic O'GormanGreen Party · Dublin West
Tá
Rory HearneSocial Democrats · Dublin North-West
No vote
Rose Conway-WalshSinn Féin · Mayo
Tá
Ruairí Ó MurchúSinn Féin · Louth
Tá
Ruth CoppingerPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin West
Tá
Ryan O'MearaFianna Fáil · Tipperary North
Níl
Seamus HealyIndependent · Tipperary South
Tá
Séamus McGrathFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
Níl
Seán CanneyIndependent · Galway East
Níl
Seán CroweSinn Féin · Dublin South-West
Tá
Sean FlemingFianna Fáil · Laois
Níl
Seán Ó FearghaílFianna Fáil · Kildare South
Níl
Shane MoynihanFianna Fáil · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Shay BrennanFianna Fáil · Dublin Rathdown
Níl
Shónagh Ní RaghallaighSinn Féin · Kildare South
Tá
Simon HarrisFine Gael · Wicklow
No vote
Sinéad GibneySocial Democrats · Dublin Rathdown
Tá
Sorca ClarkeSinn Féin · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Thomas ByrneFianna Fáil · Meath East
Níl
Thomas GouldSinn Féin · Cork North-Central
Tá
Timmy DooleyFianna Fáil · Clare
No vote
Tom BrabazonFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Tony McCormackFianna Fáil · Offaly
Níl
Verona MurphyIndependent · Wexford
No vote
William AirdFine Gael · Laois
Níl
Willie O'DeaFianna Fáil · Limerick City
Níl