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
The Select Committee on Transport and Communications has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2021: Vote 31.
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - to discuss snail farming; (2) Deputy Louise O'Reilly - to discuss a shortage of secondary school places in north County Dublin; (3) Deputy Neale Richmond - to discuss an update on a permanent site for Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School; (4) Deputy Holly Cairns - to discuss the sale of publicly owned forestry at Riverst…
A vote has been called and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time today.
Before we proceed with Leader's Questions, I am obliged to read out a health and safety note. Members and all in attendance are asked to exercise personal responsibility in respect of protecting themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. Members are strongly advised to practice good hygiene and observe the chequerboard seating arrangement. They should also maintain an appropriate level of social distancing during and after the sitting. Masks, preferably of a medical grade, should be worn at all ti…
I thank the Deputy.
We are over time.
I ask that we could move on, with a little co-operation.
I ask Deputies to show a little respect for Leaders' Questions. If they like, I will leave the seat vacant, or we could proceed with a little respect.
Thank you, Deputy.
No, Deputy-----
The Taoiseach to respond.
The Taoiseach to respond.
Deputy, we are eating into the time for a reply.
I am going to give Deputies Alan Farrell and Aindrias Moynihan a minute each as we are running out of time.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Keep going.
The Deputy is sharing time with Deputy O'Donnell.
I wish to share my time with Deputy Joan Collins. We will have five minutes each, but if our colleague comes in it will go down to three. I will proceed as if it is five minutes for the moment.
I will take up where Deputy Lahart left off, but first I wish to say that I make my comments, as always, fully in the knowledge that we have a pandemic and that the number of cases to date, as of 20 November, is 538,255 - obviously it is a little bit higher now - there have been 5,609 deaths, 609 confirmed cases in hospital and 130 in ICU. That said, I wish to look at the comment made by Deputy Lahart on "begrudgers". Twenty months have passed since the introduction of the first Covid legislation. Around the same t…