Can we have a little co-operation más é do thoil é?
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
Can we have a little co-operation más é do thoil é?
Before the Minister responds, two other Deputies have indicated.
Are you complimenting yourself?
I call on the Minister to reply.
I am watching the clock here. You have one minute, Deputy Tóibín.
Let the Minister of State reply, in fairness.
Deputy Sherlock, you only want half your time, do you?
Is the Minister of State taking this matter as well?
Is ceist shimplí dhíreach í. It is to ascertain the status of the review of the FOI legislation, the person or body that would carry out the review, the terms of reference for the review and the timeline for completion. Could the Minister make a statement on it?
I thank the Minister for confirming that there is a review. That was announced in June. I welcome that. I am a little worried about the vagueness of the phrase “in the coming weeks”. Will the Minister be more specific on when the roadmap will be published and when we will have the final result with a view to amending the legislation, if necessary? I listened last week to the Minister's speech on the Sinn Féin motion on FOI. I thank him for that speech because he included a lot of detail. I actually agree with him t…
I am not sure if I can do justice to this in a minute. I reiterate that of the figure that the Minister has mentioned for 2020, half were personal requests. I am aware of the position with the local authorities. I very much hope that the Minister’s scoping exercise and analysis will look at them and why applicants on housing lists have to go through a torturous application process in order to get their personal details as to where they are on the list or why they were removed from it. Then, of course, there is the …
I now call Deputy Mairéad Farrell..
The Deputy can come back in as this is her first time to speak.
Two of the Deputies who tabled these questions are not present. Deputy Mairéad Farrell is allowed in once because she is coming in as an extra-----
I will allow the Minister to answer. The Deputies who have indicated will be allowed to speak afterwards.
If the Deputy's question is one of those grouped, he would be entitled to come in twice.
That is what I was trying to establish. I do not have a list of names in front of me.
We will just get through this. Deputy Mairéad Farrell's question and that of Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan are both in this group. There are three other questions grouped with that of Deputy Cahill. Anybody else who wants to come in may do so later.
I thank the Deputy.
I have the names now.