And the girls' club, absolutely, certainly in respect of the deplorable comments of Ursula von der Leyen. It is time to ask questions and not make doing so an offence.
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
And the girls' club, absolutely, certainly in respect of the deplorable comments of Ursula von der Leyen. It is time to ask questions and not make doing so an offence.
In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time tonight.
Amendment Nos. 2, 7 and 22 are related and may be discussed together.
The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of 28 June 2022: "That in respect of each of the sections undisposed of, the section is hereby agreed to in committee, the Title is hereby agreed to in committee, the Bill is accordingly reported to the House without amendment, Fourth Stage is hereby completed and the Bill is hereby passed."
The time for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of 28 June: "That the amendments set down by the Minister for Justice and not disposed of are hereby made to the Bill, Fourth Stage is hereby completed and the Bill is hereby passed."
The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of 28 June: "That the amendment set down to Seanad amendment No. 48 on the first additional list is hereby agreed to in committee and that in respect of the Seanad amendments not disposed of, the Seanad amendments or, as appropriate, the Seanad amendments, as amended, are hereby agreed to in committee and agreement to the amendments is accordingly reported to the House."
A message will be sent to the Seanad acquainting it accordingly.
This debate will conclude after 45 minutes. Amendments Nos. 1 and 49 are related and will be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are related and will be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 5 to 9, inclusive, 15 and 20 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 12, 13 and 50 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 16 to 19, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
We now come to amendment No. 21 in the name of the Minister of State. Amendments Nos. 21, 38, and Nos. 40 to 48, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
We are moving on to Deputy Sherlock but we have unfortunately run out of time in this matter. I call Deputy Kelly to speak briefly, please.
The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of 28 June 2022: "That the amendments set down by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and not disposed of are hereby made to the Bill, Fourth Stage is hereby completed and the Bill is hereby passed."
Seanad Éireann has passed the Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019, without amendment.
Amendments Nos. 2, 34 to 36, inclusive, 38 and 53 are related and will be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 3, 62 and 65 are related and may be discussed together.
No, it is amendments Nos. 3, 62 and 65.