On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 11 of 414 decisive votes (0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Independent | 4,624 | 2020-01-21 – 2026-09-29 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2016-04-25–2020-03-29 · IND 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · IND 2025-01-29–present
I move amendment No. 67: In page 67, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following:“(ii) protect and enhance biodiversity,”
I move amendment No. 68: In page 67, line 37, to delete “take account of the need to”.
I move amendment No. 69: In page 68, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“(iv) the marine environment,”.
I move amendment No. 71: In page 69, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(i) the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission;”.
I move amendment No. 72: In page 69, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(i) the Heritage Council;”.
I move amendment No. 74: In page 69, line 35, to delete “if necessary”.
I move amendment No. 77: In page 71, line 4, after “Government” to insert “and both Houses of the Oireachtas”.
Amendments Nos. 77 and 78 seek to address the fact that the Bill currently allows for the Minister to release or amend a national planning statement in a way that does not have proper parliamentary scrutiny and debate, much like the planning Bill itself. A Government with a parliamentary majority may well have a democratic mandate to make changes to public policy but it is important that there is proper scrutiny and oversight of these changes. The fact that these national planning statements will effectively be giv…
It is being guillotined in the Seanad.
If the Minister could address the Seanad.
I do. I agree it is important to be accurate on the record that this Bill is being pushed through in an undemocratic manner because the Seanad is half of the legislative process. With respect, discussing pre-legislative scrutiny is by the by when we talk about the legislative process. There are ten Stages to any Bill, five of which take place in the Seanad. They have been extraordinarily curtailed. We had less than 20 hours for Committee Stage. To be very clear, the Government will apply a guillotine which will mea…
Yes. I regret that the Minister has not addressed those issues but I will press it.
I will press the amendment.
I move amendment No. 78: In page 71, to delete lines 23 to 25, and substitute the following: “(5) The Minister shall, within 10 days of publication under subsection (3), lay a copy of a National Planning Statement, amendment or revocation so published before each House of the Oireachtas and, if a resolution annulling the National Planning Statement, amendment or revocation is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the National Planning Statement, amendment or revocatio…
I second the amendment.
I move amendment No. 80: In page 71, line 35, to delete “not of itself”.
I move amendment No. 81: In page 71, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: “(8) A National Planning Statement shall be consistent with the matters specified in section 21(2).”.
I move amendment No. 83: In page 72, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “(i) provision of suitable Traveller accommodation;”.
I move amendment No. 84: In page 72, line 32, to delete “and transportation strategies” and substitute “, development and transportation strategies”.
I move amendment No. 85: In page 72, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: “(n) integration of accessible and inclusive urban design and the provision of accessible and inclusive facilities;”.