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‹ Order of Business CETA vote
Summary
The Leader said the CETA motion had been carried but not by the majority view in the House. Senator Alice-Mary Higgins insisted the result of the vote should be respected.
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins referred to the CETA. I hope the Government will reflect on the views of some Members of this House, but they are not shared by the majority. Fianna Fáil abstained-----
Comment on this
I ask the Leader to respect the result of the vote on the motion in the way he would the respect the result on any other.
Comment on this
The motion was carried. I have no difficulty with it being carried, but I am saying it was not necessarily the view of the majority in the House.