Seanad Éireann has passed the Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021, without amendment.
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
Seanad Éireann has passed the Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021, without amendment.
The Deputy is entitled to speak uninterrupted, please.
The Minister will be able to come back so please allow Deputy Barry to speak uninterrupted.
In my three minutes I will be as focused as I can be. I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for bringing forward this Bill. I support it 100%. In case there is any doubt as to why we need it, that was set out clearly almost 20 years ago in the High Court when the very courageous Ed Horgan took a case seeking to highlight what was going on in our country regarding Iraq and Shannon. The judge clearly stated: Despite the great historic value attached by Ireland to the concept of neutrality, that status was nowhere r…
I will do my best. I welcome the opportunity to consider our reaction and that of the Government to the crisis in Ukraine. I am on record as standing in solidarity with the people of the Ukraine in the context of the appalling and aggressive war perpetrated by Russia. We have done the right thing in opening our doors. We need more practical information regarding what is happening on the ground. I know that Galway has opened its doors. While it is not a competition, Galway is the third county in the country to open …
-----but we have repeatedly come into this House on the side of peace and trying to get a more equal world to ensure we will not have wars on an ongoing basis. Speaking several years ago about the arms trade, Desmond Tutu said he had learned a lot about the business of war. He continued: In my opinion [the arms trade] is the modern slave trade. It is an industry out of control: every day more than 1,000 people are killed by conventional weapons. The vast majority of those people are innocent men, women and children…
I gently remind all speakers to keep to the time.
We are over time.
We are over time.
I thank the Taoiseach. We are moving on.
Táim ag bogadh ar aghaidh go ceannaire nua Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre. I am moving on to the new leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Bacik. I congratulate her and we will give her a few extra seconds.
Deputy Bacik is the new Labour Party leader.
Thank you, Deputy.
The Taoiseach to respond.
As agreed, the report of the Business Committee shall be taken as read. Are the proposed arrangements for the week's business agreed to?
As no other Members are indicating, I ask the Taoiseach to respond.
Deputy, you made your point. The Taoiseach to respond.
The Taoiseach to respond uninterrupted.
Is the Order of Business agreed to?
We are way over time. The Taoiseach to respond.