Government Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton requested the delay on the grounds that more TDs wished to speak in the debate. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/CollinsDebate on the European Union migrant and asylum pact has been extended, and the Dáil vote delayed until next week, following a proposal from Government Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton. However the Dáil voted by 74 to 68 to continue the debate next week. The Seanad had already voted earlier in the day by 30 to 11 in favour of the controversial pact. READ MOREAddressing concerns about sovereignty and calls for a referendum on the controversial European and Asylum Migration Pact, Ms McEntee insisted that “this is not being forced on us.

Source: The Irish Times June 20, 2024 11:59 UTC