I am offering it to the House as a fairness measure because the final group, that is, the Independent group, will be short on time otherwise.
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 offering it to the House as a fairness measure because the final group, that is, the Independent group, will be short on time otherwise.
When I arrived in the Chair we were running nearly 20 minutes late, but the allowable period for debate has not changed. Time is moving on. The time left for debate is now 24 minutes. There are three groups left.
I am putting it to the House on the basis of the advice that this session should not sit for more than two hours at a time. That is our agreement as Members.
I do not want to spend too long debating it, but Deputy Connolly can understand my rationale.
I did not ask whether the Deputy shared my rationale. I asked whether she understood it.
I am not penalising the Deputy.
There are 23 minutes remaining and there are three groups entitled to ten minutes each, amounting to 30 minutes. One does not go into the other. Somebody is going to get-----
The Deputy does not have to agree if she does not want to. We are not in a position to take a break. If the Deputy does not want to agree she does not have to, but it will mean that the Independent group and Deputies Danny and Michael Healy-Rae will lose time.
Deputy Connolly should bring the matter up with the Business Committee.
Please do.
I call Deputy Danny Healy-Rae of the Rural Independent Group.
The Minister was-----
I smiled at the Minister because he had to take his seat.
There are about five minutes for the Independent group.
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