I ask the Deputy to go through the Chair.
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 ask the Deputy to go through the Chair.
No. We will conduct the business with dignity and through the Chair.
Ag fanacht leis an Rialtas, glaoim ar an Teachta Lawless. This is a 20-minute slot and the Deputy is sharing time with Deputy McAuliffe.
At this point it is difficult to keep one's focus and one swings with the arguments back and forth. It has been very interesting. One of the privileges of being in the Chair is to hear all of the arguments. I thank the Department for its work and I thank the Minister and the Minister of State. It is a significant Bill. I realise it is quite difficult and I welcome the Bill and the effort. I hope that today the Minister will tell us when he hopes it will be passed. I know that is subject to the vagaries of the Dáil …
I thank the Taoiseach.
I thank the Taoiseach.
Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta. The Taoiseach to respond.
The Taoiseach is out of time.
We are over time. We will move on to the final question. I call the Rural Independent Group.
The Deputy is out of time.
We are over time.
Let the Taoiseach speak.
I thank the Taoiseach.
Deputy Danny Healy-Rae has one minute.
I thank the Taoiseach. We are over time.
Seanad Éireann has passed the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021, without amendment.
Yesterday, the House agreed changes to Standing Orders relating to the advent of the new digital Order Paper. The changes codify current procedures in respect of the Order of Business and Questions on Promised Legislation. I can advise the House that the new title of the latter business will now be Questions on Policy or Legislation. The title has been changed to take account of the nature of the item as it has evolved. In other words, we are copper-fastening what Deputies have been doing all the time, which is str…
I thank the Taoiseach; we are over time. I beg your pardon.
No, we are moving on. I am sorry. We are over time. I call Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.
Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, without amendment.