CC
2020-10-06 · Dail
Disability Services: Motion [Private Members]
We move now to the Independent Group. Deputy Harkin is sharing time with Deputy Connolly.
Bernard Durkan
Rhetoric & votes →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.
Party over time
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
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CC
2020-10-06 · Dail
Disability Services: Motion [Private Members]
Will the Deputies be taking five minutes each?
CC
2020-10-06 · Dail
Disability Services: Motion [Private Members]
An amendment has been tabled in the name of the Minister of State. I must deal with the amendment first.
CC
2020-10-06 · Dail
Disability Services: Motion [Private Members]
Fair enough. We will proceed.
CC
2020-10-06 · Dail
Disability Services: Motion [Private Members]
In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 7 October 2020.
FG
2020-10-06 · Dail
Human Rights
This question, like Deputy Brady's question earlier, seeks to focus attention on the deplorable conditions under which refugees and asylum seekers are held in the European Union and on the edges and borders of the European Union to try to get the international community focused in a meaningful way on doing something about it.
FG
2020-10-06 · Dail
Human Rights
I thank the Minister for the reply and I agree that Ireland makes a solid contribution to alleviating the harsh conditions of refugees through bilateral and multilateral aid. The issue to which the Minister referred is that the European Union on the one side and the UN on the other side seem to be ineffective in dealing with the magnitude of the problem that arises from Syria. I readily agree but nonetheless it is a problem. Also within the eastern countries in Europe itself, an antipathy has built up towards refug…
FG
2020-10-06 · Dail
Human Rights
I thank the Minister for the content of his reply. I readily acknowledge and commend the Minister on his contribution to dealing with this particular issue in the UN and the EU. I hope that perhaps as time goes on reason will prevail. I am not 100% certain about this because man's inhumanity to man has recurred many times in the past and will continue in the future. Some of the scenes we have witnessed on television over the past five to ten years have been appalling and a sad reflection on the civilised society in…
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
The time available is 75 minutes in total. The first 15 minutes go to the proposer and the next 15 minutes to the Government. It is up to Members whether they want to use less time than allocated but there is no chance of my being able to accommodate all Members who have put their names forward. I count seven. I will do what I can to accommodate everybody but we will have to make fairly serious progress. There will be only half an hour excluding the proposer's contribution, the Minister's response and the wind-up a…
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
I must adhere to time. The Government side has 15 minutes. Anybody who wishes to concede time may do so as there are a number of Deputies offering. Exclusive of the time for the Government response, there are nine speakers remaining, sharing 30 minutes.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
Now we come to an interesting time. We have eight speakers and 30 minutes. The speakers are Deputies Cullinane, Martin Kenny, Kelly, Fitzpatrick, Tóibín, Mattie McGrath, Shortall and Nolan, in that order. I will try to accommodate everybody in so far as I can. It is a matter for the Deputies to be willing to share time or not. Deputy Bríd Smith has indicated that she wishes to come in at the end. That is fine. First is Deputy Cullinane, who has ten minutes. The Deputy can share time if he wishes.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
We have ten minutes left and we have seven speakers. It is up to Members themselves. I have no control over it. The 75-minute limit must be complied with.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
I am sorry. I have no authority to extend the sitting at all.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
It was decided by Standing Orders.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
I know.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
I know.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
I want to say this. It is not my Standing Order.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
The Standing Orders were introduced for a reason.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
The reason is this.
CC
2020-10-01 · Dail
Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members]
Wait until I finish. Late on a Thursday evening, 20 or 30 Members might want to speak on a particular issue, which would mean extending the sitting of the House until midnight or whatever the case may be, which is not practical and is not fair to staff. I am only explaining that. I do not make the rules.