Despite everyone's best efforts, we are out of time so we will take the last two speakers together.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 22 of 449 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 7,413 | 2020-03-19 – 2025-07-09 |
| IND | Independent | 2,272 | 2020-02-20 – 2025-10-08 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2016-03-10–2016-05-30 · I4C 2016-05-31–2020-01-14 · IND 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · IND 2024-11-29–2025-10-25
Despite everyone's best efforts, we are out of time so we will take the last two speakers together.
I welcome the opportunity to speak on this topic. In my brief contribution I will focus on three or four issues. There was a very welcome announcement in November 2022 regarding the go-ahead, the green light, for the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board plan for a new adult campus to be called the college of the future. I have been following up on that assiduously. The last answer I got was that a preliminary business case would be carried out in September. That was confirmed today by the Minister. My …
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - to discuss urgent temporary accommodation needs for Blessington Community College and Temple Carrig School, Greystones. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - to discuss the allocation of funding to schools with a large intake of students from refugee or asylum-seeking families post September. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan - to discuss the activ…
Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta.
I thank the Regional Group and welcome the opportunity to focus on this. The only thing absent in the motion, perhaps, is what led us to this point, which is the ideology promulgated by many parties to the effect that private was best. We privatised the system. It was the ideology of a particular party but I will not go into party politics. It is important to say, however, that it is neoliberal ideology that has left us with this mess on our hands. If we are getting sense at this late stage, or mar a deir said i nG…
I thank Deputy Naughten.
No. Deputy Naughten is one minute over time.
I am not going to argue with Deputy Naughten but he is over time. I have been lenient with him. He should draw to a close.
I am only asking Deputy Naughten to draw to a close.
No, I am asking Deputy Naughten to draw to a close. That is what I asked the Deputy.
I asked the Deputy to draw the matter to a close.
I thank the Deputy for his co-operation.
The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto.
Go raibh maith agat.
No, Deputy-----
-----that is unnecessary. I was about to do a gentle reminder at this point in respect of phones for all-----
Please, let us have a little respect during Leaders' Questions. We have all been caught with phones. Could we now please just double-check that all the phones are off? Go raibh mile maith agat. Táimid ag bogadh ar aghaidh go dtí an Teachta Cian O'Callaghan.
We are over time.
I thank the Deputy.
We are way over time.