I am sorry. A 15-minute slot was allocated to Deputy Smith's party. It is not up to the Chair to police the slot.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 722 of 728 decisive votes (2 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| FG | Fine Gael | 392 | 2020-04-16 – 2024-10-17 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 366 | 2020-03-05 – 2024-05-29 |
Membership spells on record: FG 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FG 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FG 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FG 2024-12-10–2025-01-29
I am sorry. A 15-minute slot was allocated to Deputy Smith's party. It is not up to the Chair to police the slot.
I am sorry.
Deputy Smith should please do so and he will set him straight as well.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I welcome the Minister for Health to the House.
You may, Deputy.
Hang on a second, Deputy.
I ask the Deputy to yield for a moment.
The Deputy is making a statement, not a point of order.
I have the Deputy's point.
I have the Deputy's point and I understand he feels strongly on the matter. I completely understand that he wishes to represent his constituents on the concerns he has as, I am sure, do other Deputies. It has already been raised in the House. The matter was dealt with already. The Business Committee, of which I am not a member, may address it if it chooses to do so, but it is not a matter for the Chair to make a ruling regarding the interpretation of health advice that has been provided to the Oireachtas authoritie…
Deputy Carthy is making political statements. He is running down the clock unnecessarily-----
-----and it is unnecessary for him to continue to persist.
Please Deputy Carthy.
If the Deputy would like, I can read from the Ceann Comhairle's position on this issue, but it has already been entered into the official record today. We would be going over it again and I think that is unnecessary.
Please, Deputy Carthy, please.
I am sorry Deputy Carthy-----
I ask Deputy Carthy to take a seat. The Deputy is being unruly. Will he please take a seat-----
I ask the Minister to be very brief.
No.