On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 782 of 793 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 | 1,124 | 2020-02-20 – 2024-11-07 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 946 | 2020-03-05 – 2024-10-24 |
Membership spells on record: FG 1981-06-11–1982-02-27 · FG 1982-05-13–1982-12-21 · FG 1982-11-24–1987-01-21 · FG 1987-02-17–1989-05-25 · FG 1989-06-15–1992-11-05 · FG 1992-11-25–1997-05-15 · FG 1997-06-06–2002-04-25 · FG 2002-05-17–2007-04-30 · FG 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FG 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FG 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FG 2020-02-08–2024-11-08
We have three more speakers. It will be tight enough to fit all three into the time available because a maximum of 75 minutes has been allocated to the debate. I ask everybody to keep that in mind, but we will include everyone. Deputy Costello has ten minutes. I ask him to save a few minutes so we will not run over. The debate has to finish-----
-----in 75 minutes. We might get through the debate but it is 75 minutes from start to finish.
There are 40 minutes left for two speakers who have five and ten minutes, and two other speakers with ten minutes each.
I want to raise an issue I have raised a couple of times already in this House over recent weeks, which is the increasing reliance in the family law courts on very subjective section 47 reports. This has resulted in the removal of children from the custody of their mother in appalling circumstances. The Garda was ordered by the court to enter the classroom-----
If the Leas-Cheann Comhairle hears me out, she might understand why I am saying it.
It resulted in the removal of the children, in that callous fashion, and placed them in the custody of their-----
-----other parent, who was previously-----
I am sorry. There is only one move left for me now. I can only do one thing.
All right. I will table a motion in the House-----
-----asking for the removal of the offending officer of the court-----
-----from the Bench.
A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----
I am sorry. There is precedent for this matter to be raised in the House.
No, I am forced to be out of time and out of order.
I want to resume my seat and I want to be in order. I ask that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle allow the Taoiseach to answer the question.
The issue is already in the public arena.
I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to allow the Taoiseach to comment.
I am sorry, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, but it is not out of order.
The Taoiseach wants to answer.
I have resumed my seat and I want to be in order.