I ask the Deputies to resume their seats.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 1,060 of 1,070 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 741 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-30 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 169 | 2020-12-16 – 2026-06-24 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
I ask the Deputies to resume their seats.
There is no point of order. Deputies are having an argument across the floor-----
That is not a point of order.
Deputy, resume your seat, please. That is not a point of order
Deputy, I have asked you to resume your seat.
Deputy, I have asked you to resume your seat.
I ask the Deputies to resume their seats.
Deputy McGrath-----
Please let Deputy McGrath speak.
This is not a cattle mart, where people stand up and shout and-----
You will resume your seat.
I cannot see what the point of order is. The Deputies are shouting over and back.
Will the other two Deputies resume their seats and we will listen to Deputy McGrath for a second?
We all know that the committee's schedule is available for all Members, whether they sit on a committee or not. It is available to every single Member so I do not accept that as a point of order. We are going to move on with our speaking schedule. I call Deputy Tóibín.
Does Deputy Bruton wish to retract any part of his contribution?
Deputy Collins, resume your seat. I am ruling that we move on.
Deputy Tóibín is our next contributor and I would ask everyone else to return to their seats.
I do not want to contradict the Deputy but that is not true because last week I attended a private session of a committee that I am not on and it is a regular and common practice. I am ruling that out. We are proceeding with Deputy Tóibín and I would ask everyone for forbearance. A huge amount of work has to be done tonight. Deputy Tóibín has been standing for about six minutes waiting to contribute. I ask that he proceed uninterrupted.
I call Deputy Naughten. I remind speakers that there is a mechanism for them to come in again for another two-minute contribution. If people have things to get off their chests, they will shortly be able to make their points.
It is great to see the team of the Minister and the Ministers of State here divvying up the workload of the Department. It is progressive politics and I am glad to see that the Minister, Deputy McEntee, has since had her baby and all is going well on that front. I want to ask our team serving the Department of Justice how the processing of international protection applications is going. Has it been stymied or delayed in any way by Covid-19? What mitigating measures are being taken by the Department to speed things …