As long as it is relevant to the question.
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
As long as it is relevant to the question.
Deputy, you are-----
No, not what the guy said. I ask the Deputy to resume his seat. That has no relevance to the question. I gave him discretion in his previous contribution as well. Contributions have to be relevant to the question.
It may well be relevant to justice, but it is not relevant to the written question before us. I will leave it at that. I ask the Minister to conclude.
No, the Minister is to conclude on the written question.
Can we listen with respect?
If we proceed like this, proceedings will be abandoned. We have visitors in the Gallery. Tá daltaí thuas an staighre ag breathnú orainn. Iarraim ar na Teachtaí a gcuid tacaíochta a thabhairt dom. Bogfaimid ar aghaidh go dtí an Teachta Catherine Murphy.
I am sure Deputy Naughten's "sh-" was inadvertent.
I am bringing attention to Deputy Michael Healy-Rae that he has three minutes.
Thank you, Minister.
Let the Minister continue.
We are running out of time.
Will the Deputy get to the question?
Will the Deputy let the Minister respond?
Deputy, let the Minister respond.
Deputy, please.
I thank Members for their co-operation. We are just under two minutes over time in this slot. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.
While the Deputy is recovering, I want to inform Members watching that we are moving through this debate swiftly, and if they wish to speak on it, this is the opportunity to do so.
I announced earlier that the debate was moving quickly. Deputy Ó Murchú's contribution closes the debate.
I call the Minister of State to make his concluding speech.