Dáil passes FEMPI Bill to give effect to Lansdowne Road Agreement
Bill passed by 110 votes to 14
by Niall Shanahan
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| Renua Ireland abstained from the vote, while a number of independent TDs, including Shane Ross, Finian McGrath and members of various left wing groups in the Dáil, voted against. |
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Dáil Éireann has overwhelmingly passed a Bill to give effect to the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement. The Bill will go to the Seanad next week.
TDs overwhelmingly backed the Bill. During the debate on Wednesday (18th November), Sinn Féin moved amendments seeking to block the agreed terms of the Haddington Road and Lansdowne Road agreements regarding the restoration of the third round of cuts for those earning over €65,000.
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, said that these amendments would be in breach of what was negotiated, agreed and voted on by union members. The Sinn Féin motion was subsequently rejected.
The Bill was passed, by a vote of 110 votes to 16, and supported by the four main political parties. Renua Ireland abstained from the vote, while a number of independent TDs, including Shane Ross, Finian McGrath and members of various left wing groups in the Dáil, voted against.
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