THE ABORTION ACT: HOW THE TDS VOTED: DÁIL ÉIREANN THE LANDMARK BILL that will allow for abortion in Ireland passed the final Dáil vote on 12 July 2013 by 127 vote in favour (YES) to 31 votes against (NO). Fianna Fáil was the only party where members were allowed a free vote on the issue and 14 members voted against the bill. In total, 5 Fine Gael TDs voted against the change in legislation. 1 Sinn Féin member voted against the bill. 5 Independents voted against the bill for pro-life reasons. 6 independents voted against the bill because it ‘didn’t go far enough.’ VOTED IN FAVOUR OF THE LEGISLATION AND AGAINST THE RIGHT TO LIFE Adams, Gerry, SF Doherty, Pearse, SF Kelleher, Billy, FF Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín, SF Bannon, James, FG Doherty, Regina, FG Kelly, Alan, LP Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán, LP Barry, Tom, FG Donnelly, Stephen IND Kenny, Enda, FG Ó Snodaigh, Aengus, SF Breen, Pat, FG Donohoe, Paschal, FG Kenny, Seán, LP O’Brien, Jonathan, SF Bruton, Richard, FG Dooley, Timmy, FF Kyne, Seán, FG O’Donnell, Kieran, FG Burton, Joan, LP Dowds, Robert, LP Lawlor, Anthony, FG O’Donovan, Patrick, FG Butler, Ray, FG Doyle, Andrew, FG Lynch, Ciarán, LP O’Dowd, Fergus, FG Buttimer, Jerry, FG Durkan, Bernard J., FG Lynch, Kathleen, LP O’Mahony, John, FG Byrne, Catherine, FG Ellis, Dessie, SF Lyons, John, LP O’Reilly, Joe, FG Byrne, Eric, LP Engish, Damien, FG Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig, SF O’Sullivan, Jan, LP Cannon, Ciarán, FG Farrell, Alan, FG McCarthy, Michael, LP Penrose, Willie, LP Carey, Joe, FG Feighan, Frank, FG McDonald, MaryLou, SF Perry, John, FG Coffey, Paudie, FG Ferris, Anne, LP McEntee, Helen, FG Phelan, Ann, LP Collins, Áine, FG Ferris, Martin, SF McGinley, Dinny, FG Phelan, John Paul, FG Collins, Niall, FF Fitzgerald, Frances, FG McGrath, Finian, IND Pringle, Thomas IND Colreavy, Michael, SF Fitzpatrick, Peter, FG McHugh, Joe, FG Quinn, Ruairí, LP Conaghan, Michael, LP Flanagan, Charles, FG McLellan, Sandra, SF Rabbitte, Pat, LP Conlan, Seán, FG Griffin, Brendan, FG McLoughlin, Tony, FG Reilly, James, FG Connaughton, Paul J., FG Halligan, John, IND McNamara, Michael, LP Ring, Michael, FG Conway, Ciara, LP Hannigan, Dominic, LP Maloney, Eamonn, LP Ross, Shane, IND Coonan, Noel, FG Harrington, Noel, FG Martin, Micheál, FF Ryan, Brendan, LP Corcoran Kennedy, Harris, Simon, FG Mitchell, Olivia, FG Shatter, Alan, FG Marcella, FG Hayes, Brian, FG Mitchell O’Connor, Mary, FG Sherlock, Sean, LP Costello, Joe, LP Hayes, Tom, FG Mulherin, Michelle, FG Spring, Arthur, LP Coveney, Simon, FG Healy, Seamus IND Murphy, Catherine, IND Stagg, Emmet, LP Cowen, Barry, FF Heydon, Martin, FG Murphy, Dara, FG Stanley, Brian, SF Creed, Michael, FG Hogan, Phil, FG Murphy, Eoghan, FG Stanton, David, FG Crowe, Seán, SF Howlin, Brendan, LP Nash, Gerald, LP Tuffy, Joanna, LP Daly, Jim, FG Humphreys, Heather, FG Neville, Dan, FG Twomey, Liam, FG Deasy, John, FG Humphreys, Kevin, LP Nolan, Derek, LP Varadkar, Leo, FG Deenihan, Jimmy, FG Keating, Derek, FG Noonan, Michael, FG Wall, Jack, LP Deering, Pat, FG Kehoe, Paul, FG Nulty, Patrick, IND White, Alex, LP ABSTAIN / ABSENT FG = Fine Gael FF = Fianna Fáil Tommy Broughan (IND LP), Róisín Shortall (IND LP) and Tom Fleming (IND) LP = Labour Party SF = Sinn Féin abstained from the vote. Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore (LP) was in the US. IND = Independent Nicky McFadden (FG), Noel Grealish (IND) and Maureen O’Sullivan (IND) were IND (FG) = Expelled from FG PBP = People before Profit absent for the vote. Sean Barrett (Ceann Comhairle) was excluded from the vote SP = Socalist Party TN = Taoiseach’s Nominee HOW THE TDS VOTED: DÁIL ÉIREANN VOTED AGAINST THE LEGISLATION AND FOR THE RIGHT TO LIFE Browne, John, FF Kirk, Seamus, FF Mathews, Peter, IND (FG) Timmins, Billy, IND (FG) Calleary, Dara, FF Kitt, Michael, FF Moynihan, Michael, FF Tóibín, Peadar, SF Creighton, Lucinda, IND (FG) Lowry, Michael, IND Naughten, Denis, IND Troy, Robert, FF Flanagan, Terence, IND (FG) McConalogue, Charlie, FF Ó Cuív, Éamon, FF Walsh, Brian, IND (FG) Fleming, Sean, FF McGrath, Mattie, IND Ó Fearghaíl, Seán, FF Grealish, Noel, IND Healy-Rae, Michael, IND McGrath, Michael, FF O’Dea, Willie, FF voted NO in all stages to Keaveney, Colm, IND McGuinness, John, FF Smith, Brendan, FF the final vote VOTED AGAINST THE LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT ‘DIDN’T GO FAR ENOUGH.’ Boyd Barrett, Richard, PBP Daly, Clare, IND Higgins, Joe, SP Collins, Joan, PBP Flanagan, Luke ‘Ming,’ IND Wallace, Mick, IND HOW THE SENATORS VOTED: SEANAD ÉIREANN The bill was passed at the Seanad vote on 23 July 2013; 39 voted in favour (YES) to 14 votes against (NO) VOTED FOR THE LEGISLATION AND AGAINST THE RIGHT TO LIFE Bacik, Ivana, LP Clune, Deirdre, FG Moran, Mary, LP O’Keeffe, Susan, LP Brennan, Terry, FG D’Arcy, Jim, FG Mac Conghail, Fiach, TN O’Sullivan, Ned, FF Burke, Colm, FG Gilroy, John, LP Mulcahy, Tony, FG Power, Averil, FF Coghlan, Eamonn, IND Harte, Jimmy, LP Mullins, Michael, FG Reilly, Kathryn, SF Coghlan, Paul, FG Hayden, Aideen, LP Naughton, Hildegarde, FG Sheahan, Tom, FG Comiskey, Michael, FG Henry, Imelda, FG Noone, Catherine, FG Whelan, John, LP Conway, Martin, FG Higgins, Lorraine, LP Norris, David, IND White, Mary, FF Crown, John, IND Keane, Cait, FG Ó Clochartaigh, Trevor, SF Van Turnhout, Jillian, TN Cullinane, David, SF Kelly, John, LP O’Donnell, Marie-Louise, TN Zappone, Katherine, TN Cummins, Maurice, FG Landy, Denis, LP O’Neill, Pat, FG VOTED AGAINST THE LEGISLATION AND FOR THE RIGHT TO LIFE Bradford, Paul, IND (FG) McSharry, Marc, FF Ó Murchú, Labhrás, FF Walsh, Jim, FF Daly, Mark, FF Mooney, Paschal, FF O’Brien, Darragh, FF Wilson, Diarmuid, FF Healy Eames, Fidelma, Mullen, Rónán, IND O’Brien, Mary Ann, TN Leyden, Terry, FF IND (FG) Ó Domhnaill, Brian, FF O’Donovan, Denis, FF ABSTAIN/ ABSENT Burke, Paddy, FG D’Arcy, Michael, FG Barrett, Sean, IND Quinn, Feargal, IND Byrne, Thomas, FF Moloney, Marie, LP Heffernan, James, IND www.thelifeinstitute.net.