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The Bill to Ban Hare Coursing: How TDs and parties voted
12 August 2016
How TDs voted:
By Name
By Constituency
Constituencies where no TDs voted in favour of the bill
Constituencies where all TDs voted against the bill
How Sinn Fein TDs Voted
How Labour Party TDs Voted
How Fianna Fail TDs Voted
How Fine Gael TDs Voted
How Anti-Austerity Alliance - People Before Profit TDs Voted
How Independents 4 Change TDs Voted
How Green Party TDs Voted
How Social Democrats TDs Voted
How Independent TDs Voted
On 30th June 2016, Irish politicians once again shamefully betrayed Ireland's wildlife. 114 TDs crowded into Dail Eireann to vote against Maureen O'Sullivan TD's bill to ban hare coursing. Their votes ensured that hare coursing - one of Ireland's worst acts of cruelty to animals - continues.
In a country where a majority want this vile bloodsport banned, these public representatives were certainly not reflecting public opinion.
They disrespected the decent majority who abhor cruelty, they dismissed the petitions and all the appeals and worst of all, they disregarded the suffering and death inherent in coursing.
Shame on the 114 who had an opportunity to do the right thing but chose not to.
We thank and applaud the 20 compassionate TDs who stood up for Irish wildlife and supported Maureen O'Sullivan's bill.
Below we present an analysis of how TDs voted. Find out how politicians in your constituency voted and see how Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, Labour and Sinn Fein compelled their members to vote against the bill by applying the party whip.
There will be more opportunities ahead to achieve a long overdue ban on hare coursing so please continue lobbying TDs, supporting protests, signing and sharing petitions, etc. The campaign will continue until the Irish Hare is permanently protected from persecution.
ACTION ALERTS
Please join us in thanking the compassionate TDs who supported the bill. Complain to those who voted against the bill. Tell them that their stance on this animal cruelty issue means hares will continue to suffer and die in coursing. Urge them to show compassion for Irish wildlife and vote differently next time a similar bill comes before the Dail.
Find out names and contact details for TDs at https://www.whoismytd.com/
or on the Oireachtas website http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=32&disp=mem
Express your support for a ban on coursing. Sign and share our petitions
Ireland: Ban cruel hare coursing
https://www.change.org/p/ireland-ban-cruel-hare-coursing
Save Irish hares from cruel coursing
https://www.change.org/p/save-irish-hares-from-cruel-coursing
Contact Minister Heather Humphreys now and urge her stop licensing hare coursing
Heather Humphreys, TD
Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
23 Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Email: Heather.Humphreys@oireachtas.ie, ministers.office@ahg.gov.ie, taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, wildlifelicence@ahg.gov.ie, Gerry.Leckey@ahg.gov.ie
Tel: +353 (0)1 631 3802 or +353 (0)1 631 3800
Leave a comment on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heather.humphreysfg
Tweet to: @HHumphreysFG
Tweet to @HHumphreysFG
Urgently contact An Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny and An Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) Frances Fitzgerald. Ask them to ban hare coursing and give permanent protection to hares.
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny
Department of the Taoiseach,
Government Buildings,
Upper Merrion Street,
Dublin 2
Telephone: 01-6194020
Fax: 01-6764048
Email: taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie
An Tanaiste, Frances Fitzgerald
Department Of Justice
51 St. Stephen's Green
Dublin 2.
Tel: +353 1 602-8202 or +353 1 457 7712
Email: frances.fitzgerald@oir.ie
Tweet to: @FitzgeraldFrncs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Frances-Fitzgerald/302584593224671
YES: VOTED IN FAVOUR OF BILL - 20
Independents: 8 TDs
People Before Profit: 4 TDs
Anti Austerity Alliance: 3 TDs
Social Democrats: 3 TDs
Green Party: 2 TDs
Mick Barry (Anti Austerity Alliance, Cork North Central)
Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit Alliance, Dún Laoghaire)
Tommy Broughan (Independent, Party Dublin Bay North)
Joan Collins (People Before Profit Alliance, Dublin South Central)
Catherine Connolly (Independent, Galway West)
Ruth Coppinger (Anti Austerity Alliance, Dublin West)
Clare Daly (Independent, Dublin Fingal)
Stephen Donnelly (Social Democrats, Wicklow)
John Halligan (Independent, Waterford)
Gino Kenny (People Before Profit Alliance, Dublin Mid West)
Catherine Martin (Green Party, Dublin Rathdown)
Finian McGrath (Independent, Dublin Bay North)
Catherine Murphy (Social Democrats, Kildare North)
Paul Murphy (Anti Austerity Alliance, Dublin South West)
Maureen O'Sullivan (Independent, Dublin Central)
Shane Ross (Independent, Dublin Rathdown)
Eamon Ryan (Green Party, Dublin Bay South)
Róisín Shortall (Social Democrats, Dublin North West)
Bríd Smith (People Before Profit Alliance, Dublin South Central)
Mick Wallace (Independent, Wexford)
NO: VOTED AGAINST BILL - 114
Fine Gael: 46 TDs
Fianna Fail: 36 TDs
Sinn Fein: 16 TDs
Labour Party: 5 TDs
Independents: 11 TDs
Gerry Adams (Sinn Fein, Louth)
Bobby Aylward (Fianna Fail, Carlow Kilkenny)
Maria Bailey (Fine Gael, Dún Laoghaire)
Sean Barrett (Fine Gael, Dún Laoghaire)
John Brassill (Fianna Fail, Kerry County)
Declan Breathnach (Fianna Fail, Louth)
Pat Breen (Fine Gael, Clare)
Colm Brophy (Fine Gael, Dublin South West)
James Browne (Fianna Fail, Wexford)
Richard Bruton (Fine Gael, Dublin Bay North)
Pat Buckley (Sinn Fein, Cork East)
Peter Burke (Fine Gael, Longford Westmeath)
Joan Burton (Labour Party, Dublin West)
Mary Butler (Fianna Fail, Waterford)
Catherine Byrne (Fine Gael, Dublin South Central)
Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail, Meath East)
Jackie Cahill (Fianna Fail, Tipperary)
Dara Calleary (Fianna Fail, Mayo)
Sean Canney (Independent, Galway East)
Ciaran Cannon (Fine Gael, Galway East)
Joe Carey (Fine Gael, Clare)
Pat Casey (Fianna Fail, Wicklow)
Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail, Meath West)
Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail, Mayo)
Jack Chambers (Fianna Fail, Dublin West)
Niall Collins (Fianna Fail, Limerick County)
Michael Collins (Independent, Cork South West)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Fine Gael, Offaly)
Simon Coveney (Fine Gael, Cork South Central)
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail, Offaly)
David Cullinane (Sinn Fein, Waterford)
John Curran (Fianna Fail, Dublin Mid West)
Michael D’Arcy (Fine Gael, Wexford)
Jim Daly (Fine Gael, Cork South West)
John Deasy (Fine Gael, Waterford)
Patrick Deering (Fine Gael, Carlow Kilkenny)
Regina Doherty (Fine Gael, Meath East)
Pearse Doherty (Sinn Fein, Donegal)
Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael, Dublin Central)
Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail, Clare)
Andrew Doyle (Fine Gael, Wicklow)
Bernard Durkan (Fine Gael, Kildare North)
Damien English (Fine Gael, Meath West)
Martin Ferris (Sinn Fein, Kerry County)
Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael, Dublin Mid West)
Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent, Roscommon Galway)
Peter Fitzpatrick (Fine Gael, Louth)
Charles Flanagan (Fine Gael, Laois)
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail, Laois)
Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael, Kerry County)
Simon Harris (Fine Gael, Wicklow)
Michael Harty (Independent, Clare)
Sean Haughey (Fianna Fail, Dublin Bay North)
Seamus Healy (Unemployed Action Group, Tipperary)
Michael Healy-Rae (Independent, Kerry County)
Danny Healy-Rae (Independent, Kerry County)
Martin Heydon (Fine Gael, Kildare South)
Brendan Howlin (Labour Party, Wexford)
Paul Kehoe (Fine Gael, Wexford)
Enda Kenny (Fine Gael, Mayo)
Martin Kenny (Sinn Fein, Sligo Leitrim)
Seán Kyne (Fine Gael, Galway West)
John Lahart (Fianna Fail, Dublin South West)
Michael Lowry (Independent, Tipperary)
Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail, Sligo Leitrim)
Josepha Madigan (Fine Gael, Dublin Rathdown)
Micheál Martin (Fianna Fail, Cork South Central)
Mary Lou McDonald (Sinn Fein, Dublin Central)
Helen McEntee (Fine Gael, Meath East)
Michael McGrath (Fianna Fail, Cork South Central)
Mattie McGrath (Independent, Tipperary)
John McGuinness (Fianna Fail, Carlow Kilkenny)
Tony McLoughlin (Fine Gael, Sligo Leitrim)
Denise Mitchell (Sinn Fein, Dublin Bay North)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Fine Gael, Dún Laoghaire)
Kevin “Boxer” Moran (Independent, Longford Westmeath)
Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fail, Cork North West)
Imelda Munster (Sinn Fein, Louth)
Dara Murphy (Fine Gael, Cork North Central)
Eoghan Murphy (Fine Gael, Dublin Bay South)
Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail, Roscommon Galway)
Margaret Murphy-O’Mahony (Fianna Fail, Cork South West)
Denis Naughten (Independent, Roscommon Galway)
Hildegarde Naughten (Fine Gael, Galway West)
Tom Neville (Fine Gael, Limerick County)
Carol Nolan (Sinn Fein, Offaly)
Michael Noonan (Fine Gael, Limerick City)
Éamon Ó Cuív (Fianna Fail, Galway West)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Sinn Fein, Cork South Central)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Sinn Fein, Dublin South Central)
Jim O’Callaghan (Fianna Fail, Dublin Bay South)
Kate O’Connell (Fine Gael, Dublin Bay South)
Kevin O’Keeffe (Fianna Fail, Cork East)
Fiona O’Loughlin (Fianna Fail, Kildare South)
Louise O’Reilly (Sinn Fein, Dublin Fingal)
Frank O’Rourke (Fianna Fail, Kildare North)
Willie O'Dea (Fianna Fail, Limerick City)
Patrick O'Donovan (Fine Gael, Limerick County)
Fergus O'Dowd (Fine Gael, Louth)
Willie Penrose (Labour Party, Longford Westmeath)
John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael, Carlow Kilkenny)
Maurice Quinlivan (Sinn Fein, Limerick City)
Anne Rabbitte (Fianna Fail, Galway East)
Michael Ring (Fine Gael, Mayo)
Noel Rock (Fine Gael, Dublin North West)
Brendan Ryan (Labour Party, Dublin Fingal)
Eamon Scanlon (Fianna Fail, Sligo Leitrim)
Sean Sherlock (Labour Party, Cork East)
Brendan Smith (Fianna Fail, Cavan Monaghan)
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein, Laois)
David Stanton (Fine Gael, Cork East)
Peadar Tóibín (Sinn Fein, Meath West)
Robert Troy (Fianna Fail, Longford Westmeath)
Dr. Leo Varadkar (Fine Gael, Dublin West)
DID NOT VOTE / ABSTAINED - 24
24 TDs chose to abstain or were not present to vote.
Fine Gael: 4 TDs
Fianna Fail: 8 TDs
Sinn Fein: 7 TDs
Labour Party: 2 TDs
Independents: 3 TDs
John Brady (Sinn Fein, Wicklow)
Michael Creed (Fine Gael, Cork North West)
Sean Crowe (Sinn Fein, Dublin South West)
Dessie Ellis (Sinn Fein, Dublin North West)
Alan Farrell (Fine Gael, Dublin Fingal)
Kathleen Funchion (Sinn Fein, Carlow Kilkenny)
Pat The Cope Gallagher (Fianna Fail, Donegal)
Noel Grealish (Independent, Galway West)
Heather Humphreys (Fine Gael, Cavan Monaghan)
Billy Kelleher (Fianna Fail, Cork North Central)
Alan Kelly (Labour Party, Tipperary)
James Lawless (Fianna Fail, Kildare North)
Charlie McConalogue (Fianna Fail, Donegal)
Joe McHugh (Fine Gael, Donegal)
Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fail, Cork North West)
Eoin Ó Broin (Sinn Fein, Dublin Mid West)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Sinn Fein, Cavan Monaghan)
Seán O Fearghaíl (Fianna Fail, Kildare South)
Darragh O’Brien (Fianna Fail, Dublin Fingal)
Jonathan O'Brien (Sinn Fein, Cork North Central)
Jan O'Sullivan (Labour Party, Limerick City)
Thomas Pringle (Independent, Donegal)
Niamh Smyth (Fianna Fail, Cavan Monaghan)
Katherine Zappone (Independent, Dublin South West)
Bill to ban cruel hare coursing - How TDs voted (by constituency)
Vote Result: 20 voted in favour, 114 voted against, 24 did not vote/abstained
Carlow Kilkenny | Cavan Monaghan | Clare | Cork East | Cork North Central | Cork North West | Cork South Central | Cork South West | Donegal | Dublin Bay North | Dublin Bay South | Dublin Central | Dublin Fingal | Dublin Mid West | Dublin North West | Dublin Rathdown | Dublin South Central | Dublin South West | Dublin West | Dún Laoghaire | Galway East | Galway West | Kerry County | Kildare North | Kildare South | Laois | Limerick City | Limerick County | Longford Westmeath | Louth | Mayo | Meath East | Meath West | Offaly | Roscommon Galway | Sligo Leitrim | Tipperary | Waterford | Wexford | Wicklow
Bobby Aylward (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Patrick Deering (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Kathleen Funchion (Sinn Fein) Did not vote / Abstained
John McGuinness (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Heather Humphreys (Fine Gael) Did not vote / Abstained
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Sinn Fein) Did not vote / Abstained
Brendan Smith (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Niamh Smyth (Fianna Fail) Did not vote / Abstained
Pat Breen (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Joe Carey (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Michael Harty (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Pat Buckley (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Kevin O’Keeffe (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Sean Sherlock (Labour Party) Voted Against Bill
David Stanton (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Mick Barry (Anti Austerity Alliance) Voted in favour of Bill
Billy Kelleher (Fianna Fail) Did not vote / Abstained
Dara Murphy (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Jonathan O'Brien (Sinn Fein) Did not vote / Abstained
Michael Creed (Fine Gael) Did not vote / Abstained
Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fail) Did not vote / Abstained
Simon Coveney (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Micheál Martin (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Michael McGrath (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Michael Collins (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Jim Daly (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Margaret Murphy-O’Mahony (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Pearse Doherty (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Pat The Cope Gallagher (Fianna Fail) Did not vote / Abstained
Charlie McConalogue (Fianna Fail) Did not vote / Abstained
Joe McHugh (Fine Gael) Did not vote / Abstained
Thomas Pringle (Independent) Did not vote / Abstained
Tommy Broughan (Independent) Voted in favour of Bill
Richard Bruton (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Sean Haughey (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Finian McGrath (Independent) Voted in favour of Bill
Denise Mitchell (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Eoghan Murphy (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Jim O’Callaghan (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Kate O’Connell (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Eamon Ryan (Green Party) Voted in favour of Bill
Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Mary Lou McDonald (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Maureen O'Sullivan (Independent) Voted in favour of Bill
Clare Daly (Independent, United Left) Voted in favour of Bill
Alan Farrell (Fine Gael) Did not vote / Abstained
Darragh O’Brien (Fianna Fail) Did not vote / Abstained
Louise O’Reilly (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Brendan Ryan (Labour Party) Voted Against Bill
John Curran (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Gino Kenny (People Before Profit Alliance) Voted in favour of Bill
Eoin Ó Broin (Sinn Fein) Did not vote / Abstained
Dessie Ellis (Sinn Fein) Did not vote / Abstained
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Róisín Shortall (Social Democrats) Voted in favour of Bill
Josepha Madigan (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Catherine Martin (Green Party) Voted in favour of Bill
Shane Ross (Independent) Voted in favour of Bill
Catherine Byrne (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Joan Collins (People Before Profit Alliance) Voted in favour of Bill
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Bríd Smith (People Before Profit Alliance) Voted in favour of Bill
Colm Brophy (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Sean Crowe (Sinn Fein) Did not vote / Abstained
John Lahart (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Paul Murphy (Anti Austerity Alliance) Voted in favour of Bill
Katherine Zappone (Independent) Did not vote / Abstained
Joan Burton (Labour Party) Voted Against Bill
Jack Chambers (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Ruth Coppinger (Anti Austerity Alliance) Voted in favour of Bill
Dr. Leo Varadkar (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Maria Bailey (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Sean Barrett (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit Alliance) Voted in favour of Bill
Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Sean Canney (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Ciaran Cannon (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Anne Rabbitte (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Catherine Connolly (Independent) Voted in favour of Bill
Noel Grealish (Independent) Did not vote / Abstained
Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Hildegarde Naughten (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Éamon Ó Cuív (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
John Brassill (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Martin Ferris (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Michael Healy-Rae (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Danny Healy-Rae (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Bernard Durkan (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
James Lawless (Fianna Fail) Did not vote / Abstained
Catherine Murphy (Social Democrats) Voted in favour of Bill
Frank O’Rourke (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Martin Heydon (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Seán O Fearghaíl (Fianna Fail) Did not vote / Abstained
Fiona O’Loughlin (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Charles Flanagan (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Michael Noonan (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Willie O'Dea (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Jan O'Sullivan (Labour Party) Did not vote / Abstained
Maurice Quinlivan (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Niall Collins (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Tom Neville (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Patrick O'Donovan (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Peter Burke (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Kevin “Boxer” Moran (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Willie Penrose (Labour Party) Voted Against Bill
Robert Troy (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Gerry Adams (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Declan Breathnach (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Peter Fitzpatrick (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Imelda Munster (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Fergus O'Dowd (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Dara Calleary (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Enda Kenny (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Michael Ring (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Regina Doherty (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Helen McEntee (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Damien English (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Peadar Tóibín (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Barry Cowen (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Carol Nolan (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Denis Naughten (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Martin Kenny (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Tony McLoughlin (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Eamon Scanlon (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Jackie Cahill (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Seamus Healy (Workers and Unemployed Action Group) Voted Against Bill
Alan Kelly (Labour Party) Did not vote / Abstained
Michael Lowry (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Mattie McGrath (Independent) Voted Against Bill
Mary Butler (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) Voted Against Bill
John Deasy (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
John Halligan (Independent) Voted in favour of Bill
James Browne (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Michael D’Arcy (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Brendan Howlin (Labour Party) Voted Against Bill
Paul Kehoe (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Mick Wallace (Independent) Voted in favour of Bill
John Brady (Sinn Fein) Did not vote / Abstained
Pat Casey (Fianna Fail) Voted Against Bill
Stephen Donnelly (Social Democrats) Voted in favour of Bill
Andrew Doyle (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Simon Harris (Fine Gael) Voted Against Bill
Constituencies where no TDs voted in favour of the bill
(Voted against the bill or abstained/did not vote)
Carlow Kilkenny
Cavan Monaghan
Clare
Cork East
Cork North West
Cork South Central
Cork South West
Donegal
Galway East
Kerry County
Kildare South
Laois
Limerick City
Limerick County
Longford Westmeath
Louth
Mayo
Meath East
Meath West
Offaly
Roscommon Galway
Sligo Leitrim
Tipperary
Constituencies where all TDs voted against the bill
Clare
Cork East
Cork South Central
Cork South West
Galway East
Kerry County
Laois
Limerick County
Longford Westmeath
Louth
Mayo
Meath East
Meath West
Offaly
Roscommon Galway
Sligo Leitrim
Voted against the bill
Gerry Adams (Louth)
Pat Buckley (Cork East)
David Cullinane (Waterford)
Pearse Doherty (Donegal)
Martin Ferris (Kerry County)
Martin Kenny (Sligo Leitrim)
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central)
Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North)
Imelda Munster (Louth)
Carol Nolan (Offaly)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central)
Louise O’Reilly (Dublin Fingal)
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City)
Brian Stanley (Laois)
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West)
Abstained / Did not vote
John Brady (Wicklow)
Sean Crowe (Dublin South West)
Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West)
Kathleen Funchion (Carlow Kilkenny)
Eoin Ó Broin Dublin (Mid West)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan Monaghan)
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central)
Voted in favour of the bill
No Sinn Fein TDs voted in favour of the bill
Voted against the bill
Joan Burton (Dublin West)
Brendan Howlin (Wexford)
Willie Penrose (Longford Westmeath)
Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal)
Sean Sherlock (Cork East)
Abstained / Did not vote
Alan Kelly (Tipperary)
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City)
Voted in favour of the bill
No Labour Party TDs voted in favour of the bill
Voted against the bill
Bobby Aylward (Carlow Kilkenny)
John Brassill (Kerry County)
Dara Calleary (Mayo)
Jack Chambers (Dublin West)
Niall Collins (Limerick County)
Barry Cowen (Offaly)
John Curran (Dublin Mid West)
Timmy Dooley (Clare)
Sean Fleming (Laois)
Sean Haughey (Dublin Bay North)
John Lahart (Dublin South West)
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central)
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central)
John McGuinness (Carlow Kilkenny)
Michael Moynihan (Cork North West)
Margaret Murphy-O’Mahony (Cork South West)
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West)
Jim O’Callaghan (Dublin Bay South)
Kevin O’Keeffe (Cork East)
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City)
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East)
Brendan Smith (Cavan Monaghan)
Robert Troy (Longford Westmeath)
Abstained / Did not vote
Pat The Cope Gallagher (Donegal)
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central)
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal)
Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West)
Seán O Fearghaíl (Kildare South)
Darragh O’Brien (Dublin Fingal)
Niamh Smyth (Cavan Monaghan)
Voted in favour of the bill
No Fianna Fail TDs voted in favour of the bill
Voted against the bill
Maria Bailey (Dún Laoghaire)
Sean Barrett (Dún Laoghaire)
Pat Breen (Clare)
Colm Brophy (Dublin South West)
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North)
Peter Burke (Longford Westmeath)
Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central)
Ciaran Cannon (Galway East)
Joe Carey (Clare)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly)
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central)
Michael D’Arcy (Wexford)
Jim Daly (Cork South West)
John Deasy (Waterford)
Patrick Deering (Carlow Kilkenny)
Regina Doherty (Meath East)
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central)
Andrew Doyle (Wicklow)
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North)
Damien English (Meath West)
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West)
Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth)
Charles Flanagan (Laois)
Brendan Griffin (Kerry County)
Simon Harris (Wicklow)
Martin Heydon (Kildare South)
Paul Kehoe (Wexford)
Enda Kenny (Mayo)
Seán Kyne (Galway West)
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown)
Helen McEntee (Meath East)
Tony McLoughlin (Sligo Leitrim)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire)
Dara Murphy (Cork North Central)
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South)
Hildegarde Naughten (Galway West)
Tom Neville (Limerick County)
Michael Noonan (Limerick City)
Kate O’Connell (Dublin Bay South)
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County)
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth)
John Paul Phelan (Carlow Kilkenny)
Michael Ring (Mayo)
Noel Rock (Dublin North West)
David Stanton (Cork East)
Dr. Leo Varadkar (Dublin West)
Abstained / Did not vote
Michael Creed (Cork North West)
Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal)
Heather Humphreys (Cavan Monaghan)
Joe McHugh (Donegal)
Voted in favour of the bill
No Fine Gael TDs voted in favour of the bill
How Anti-Austerity Alliance - People Before Profit TDs Voted
Voted in favour of the bill
Mick Barry (Cork North Central)
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire)
Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West)
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West)
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West)
Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central)
How Independents 4 Change TDs Voted
Voted in favour of the bill
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North)
Joan Collins (Dublin South Central)
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal)
Mick Wallace (Wexford)
Voted in favour of the bill
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown)
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South)
How Social Democrats TDs Voted
Voted in favour of the bill
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow)
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North)
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West)
Voted in favour of the bill
Catherine Connolly (Galway West)
John Halligan (Waterford)
Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North)
Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central)
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown)
Voted against the bill
Sean Canney (Galway East)
Michael Collins (Cork South West)
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon Galway)
Michael Harty (Clare)
Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry County)
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry County)
Michael Lowry (Tipperary)
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary)
Kevin “Boxer” Moran (Longford Westmeath)
Denis Naughten (Roscommon Galway)
Abstained / Did not vote
Noel Grealish (Galway West)
Thomas Pringle (Donegal)
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West)
Video: Dail debate on bill to ban hare coursing (23rd June 2016)
Speaking during the debate were:
Maureen O'Sullivan TD (00:00)
Minister Heather Humphreys (13:42)
Kevin O'Keeffe (24:45)
Martin Kenny TD (35:07)
Clare Daly TD (37:35)
Michael Harty TD (47:51)
Catherine Martin TD (49:50)
Joe Carey TD (57:01)
Paul Murphy TD (01:05:51)
Mick Wallace TD (01:12:58)
Mattie McGrath TD (01:19:09)
Brid Smith TD (01:29:12)
Minister Heather Humphreys (01:34:05)
Maureen O'Sullivan TD (01:38:35)
Read a transcript of the debate at
https://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2016-06-23a.322
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