I call Deputy Holly Cairns, who is to speak uninterrupted.
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
I call Deputy Holly Cairns, who is to speak uninterrupted.
We are over time.
I thank the Deputy.
We are over time. Ar ais go dtí an Rialtas. There are four speakers and I ask for their co-operation. The first is the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Simon Coveney. The Minister has four minutes.
I thank the Minister. We are over time.
Time is running. I will move back to Sinn Féin. I appeal to Deputies to do others the courtesy of listening.
I call Deputy Paul Murphy.
Unfortunately, the time is up.
I stopped the Deputy precisely on time.
Can we move on, please? Teachta Tóibín is next and he has five minutes.
Every quarter, Simon produces a report entitled Locked Out of the Market. We are awaiting the one for this quarter. When it produced the last one, in December, there was not a single housing assistance payment, HAP, property available for anybody in Galway city. We set up a task force in 2019 because of the housing emergency in Galway. It has never reported. We are still waiting on a report. The minutes tell us that last year the former general secretary said she was very disappointed with the poor results to date …
Faraor, tá orm filleadh arís ar ábhar maidir le hionad lae i gcroílár na Gaeltachta in Áras Mhic Dara ar an gCeathrú Rua agus, faraor, tá sé fós dúnta, breis agus trí bliana tar éis dó a bheith dúnta i dtosach. Tá sé ardaithe go mion minic agam anseo agus fós, tá an t-aonad lae riachtanach seo dúnta. I am returning to a subject I have raised many times, namely, the day centre that is closed in the heart of the Gaeltacht, in Áras Mhic Dara in Carraroe. I understand it may open in April, but I have been given that an…
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.
A message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it that Dáil Éireann has agreed to amendments Nos. 1 and 2 made by Seanad Éireann to the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021.
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 3 to 9, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
Seanad amendments Nos. 11 to 18, inclusive, 24, 31, 34 and 35 are related and may be discussed together by agreement of the House.
Seanad amendments Nos. 19 and 21 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
Seanad amendments Nos. 25 to 28, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
That completes all of the amendments from the Seanad. Agreement on the Seanad amendments is reported to the House and a message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly.