It is not the only thing taking too long.
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
It is not the only thing taking too long.
We are moving on. There is very little time left.
We are running out of time so I will take the last two speakers. I call Deputy Carthy.
On 3 March, the motion to refer the Institutional Burials Bill 2022 to select committee was inadvertently not moved. I understand it is proposed this Bill be sent to the select committee and I ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, to move the motion of referral.
I gave the Deputy a minute and a half.
Thank you, Taoiseach. We are way over time.
Through the Chair.
The Taoiseach should be allowed to conclude without interruption.
I understand the Deputy's passion but perhaps she would withdraw the unparliamentary language.
I understand. I thank the Deputy for withdrawing it.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Thomas Pringle, Pearse Doherty, and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - to discuss the United Kingdom decision to impose an electronic travel authorisation scheme in the context of the common travel area and to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the implications of legislation going through Westminster for non-Irish or British citizens living in Donegal an…
I lost track of the time because I was distracted.
No, I trust the Deputy.
Is there a copy of the Minister's reply for circulation?
It is usually circulated.
Thank you, Minister. We are over time.
I have a general message in respect of the priority questions. I have been very strict in the past and have to continue to be so in adhering to the rules in respect of prior notice if a Deputy is taking over someone's question. There must be a written notice or contact with my office. I have been in a position where I have refused other people who have come in. I thought Deputy Tully's name was on the list and I made a mistake. That is fine. For everyone for the future, if there is a change in the speaker they must…
I will not go into it now. There is nothing before me.
The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto. The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, in relation to the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020, in accordance with Standing Order 178(3)( b ), (1) confirms that scrutiny has been completed and reported on; and (2) recommends that the Bill may proceed to Committee Stage.