Contributions should be in respect of the arrangements for this week.
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
Contributions should be in respect of the arrangements for this week.
I thank the Deputy. We are discussing the arrangements for business.
I beg the Deputy's pardon. There are two different groups. Deputy Tóibín is in the same group as Deputy Shanahan, not Deputy Mattie McGrath, so a member of the group cannot speak a second time. I beg Deputy Shanahan's pardon but I lost concentration for a moment. I call Deputy Pringle. Does the Deputy wish to raise an issue related to the Order of Business?
I call the Taoiseach in regard to the proposed arrangements for the week.
In regard to the proposed arrangements for this week's business.
Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to? Agreed. On questions on promised legislation, I call Deputy Mary Lou McDonald. I ask Members to keep to the time limits.
I call Deputy McAuliffe.
I thank the Taoiseach. We are over time.
I call Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan.
There are a number of Deputies waiting to get in and we are over time.
There is just one minute left and five remaining speakers so with the Taoiseach's co-operation, I will allow each speaker in for 30 seconds. I call Deputy Murnane O'Connor.
I thank the Taoiseach for his co-operation.
We are over time. There is an outstanding issue.
At the outset, I want to extend my sympathy to the parents, to the brother and sister, to the boyfriend, to the extended family of Ashling Murphy and to the community. Like many men and women in this country, I have participated in vigils and have shown solidarity. That is appropriate and it is the human thing to do. However, in doing that we also have an extra duty as legislators and elected Members to ensure that we make Ireland safe, not just for women but for all of us. I am here tonight with just under two min…
The Minister is sharing her time with Deputy Costello.
I will pick up where I left off earlier and treat it as one debate. I thank Sinn Féin for its practical motion and we could not but support it. I welcome the fact that the Government is supporting it as well. However, this has happened many times with many motions. While acknowledging the Government’s bona fides, I sometimes despair about words spoken in this House. Ashling Murphy is dead. Her name means "dream" or "vision". The greatest tribute we could leave to her is to make the dream of zero tolerance of violen…
The Minister of State may sit down if she wishes.
Seanad Éireann has passed the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021, without amendment. Seanad Éireann has passed the Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021, without amendment. Seanad Éireann has passed the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021, without amendment.
The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021, changed from Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021, and has made amendments thereto.
My question is specific. I ask about the status of the promised review of the help-to-buy scheme, the entity carrying out that review, its terms of reference and its time span. Before I get the reply, let me wish the Minister and his colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, a happy Christmas and a happy new year, just in case the good cheer vanishes in his answer.