Deputy, we will not continue-----
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
Deputy, we will not continue-----
Thank you, Deputy. Resume your seat.
The Deputy has raised a matter of order but what he has asked is for the comments to be withdrawn and the Taoiseach is saying he will not withdraw them. There the matter rests for the moment. We will move on.
No, the issue has been dealt with at this point. The question has been asked and the comments have not been withdrawn. I am moving on to ceisteanna don Taoiseach.
There are several contributors, so the Deputy has up to one minute.
There are just over nine minutes.
It is not my fault either.
If there is a difficulty with the timing, there is a Business Committee to deal with it. I am operating according to the time schedule I have. Could we stick to it?
For the information of Deputies, we have nine minutes left for the next round of questions and we still have three Deputies waiting for responses. I draw that to their attention. The clock is running on the next lot of questions.
If Deputies keep interrupting, we will not get to the next round of questions at all.
We have very little time left. I continue and ask for the co-operation of Deputies on whether we can complete the next round of questions. I am conscious that there are no Taoiseach's Questions next week.
We have gone way over time. I have been more than flexible. I have let the debate run on to get all the questions in. I am conscious that there is none next week. An issue has been raised. To clarify, the Taoiseach has been asked to withdraw the comments. He has clarified that he is not withdrawing those comments.
Okay.
There are two things. The comments were made yesterday. No one asked to have them withdrawn yesterday. In that time, the Taoiseach said it was in the rough and tumble of politics. That was accepted yesterday to a certain degree. The Deputy came back today legitimately and asked for the questions to be withdrawn. He came back a second time during a question, which was possibly inappropriate. I hear what has been said. The Taoiseach said it is in the rough and tumble of politics. Allegations have been made on both si…
No. The debate has concluded.
Deputy, the Minister has concluded. The debate has concluded.
Please, Deputy-----
The Minister has concluded. The debate has concluded.
The debate has concluded.
In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time this evening.