Is the Bill opposed?
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
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
The Deputy was within time.
I have a list of speakers to come in. I will give them time to come in. In fairness to the senior Minister, he understood there was a list of speakers to come in.
I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion. It is not the way to do policy to force us to bring a motion that, on this occasion, is tabled by Sinn Féin. There are then amendments, some of which I understand. I could not agree with some of them because they are not enforceable. We are left like this, dealing with policy in this manner, which is totally unacceptable. If the Government had bona fides on this matter, it would have tabled a debating time and allowed us to hear the measures it brought in while the moratori…
Deputy, please let the Minister of State finish.
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 Steven Matthews - to discuss the roll-out of free solar panels to all schools. Deputy Seán Haughey - to discuss the need to provide additional primary school places in the Donaghmede-Howth-Dublin 13 school planning area and adjacent planning areas. Deputy Matt Carthy - to discuss the 2023 funding allocation for N2 road projects. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - t…
Insofar as a division has been called, in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), it is postponed until the weekly division time tomorrow.
Unfortunately, we are over time.
We are way over time.
We are way over time.
I thank the Tánaiste.
I thank the Tánaiste.
Go raibh maith agat.
We are over time.
The Tánaiste will get a chance to come back in.
Thank you, Minister. You will get a chance to come back in.
I am deferring Question No. 2 for a minute. Deputy Carthy is next or I can give him a break and go to Deputy Canney.
I passed over Deputy Carthy and I will come back to Deputy Barry after that.
Go raibh maith agat. We are over time.