Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was among TDs who voted in favour of the legislation being restored to the order paper. Photograph: Sam Boal/CollinsThe Dáil has voted by 73 to 71 not to restore a Private Member’s Bill on abortion to the order paper after it fell with the dissolution of the last Dáil. It must be restored to the order paper to allow it to be further debated by the new Dáil. Party colleague Paul Murphy on Wednesday night unsuccessfully sought to have the legislation restored to the order paper. In a first electronic vote TDs opposed the legislation by 72 votes to 70.

Source: The Irish Times December 18, 2025 04:43 UTC