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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 quite difficult to hear-----
It is quite difficult to hear.
Continue, Deputy.
Is it not Galway, Deputy?
No, the Deputy has not.
I call Deputy O’Donoghue.
This is my sixth budget since my election in February 2016. Each year I have heard some good suggestions in the budget and some that are not so good but, increasingly, there is an utter failure to realise the immensity of the challenges we are dealing with, notwithstanding the lovely language used. Over and over we have heard we need transformative action and that we cannot go back to where we were. This is the language we have heard from members of the Government, and me, but they said it today. It lifted my heart…
I am moving on to the final priority question.
I thank Deputies for their co-operation. We are doing well on time. I hope we continue to do well on time.
You had the whole minute, Deputy Bruton. Deputy Lahart may come in now.
Roimh tús an ghnó seo, ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá faoi Tom Burke. Is cinnte gur chuala formhór na dTeachtaí Dála gur chuaigh Tom Burke ar shlí na fírinne inné. Ba mhaith liom comhbhrón ó chroí a dhéanamh le Mel, bean chéile Tom, leis na gasúir, Paul, Aidan, Yvonne, Derek agus Elaine, agus leis an seisear garpháistí. I am sure all Members have heard that Mr. Tom Burke died yesterday. On behalf of the House, I extend our sympathies to his wife, Mel, his five children, Paul, Aidan, Yvonne, Derek and Elaine, and h…
Thank you, Deputy.
I thank the Deputy.
I would not like to break the almost perfect record we have had in co-operation.
I thank the Deputy for his brevity.
I was premature in my compliments to the Deputy.
We are over time, Deputy.
I thank Members for their co-operation.
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.