With Members' co-operation, we will get to two more questions.
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
With Members' co-operation, we will get to two more questions.
The Deputy is over time.
The Tánaiste to reply, please.
Thank you Deputy. The Tánaiste to reply.
No, Deputy. You are out of time.
The Deputy continues to go over time.
Thank you Tánaiste.
Tánaiste you are over time.
I do not need an apology. It is the rough and tumble of politics. I ask all Deputies to co-operate. I call Deputy Alan Kelly.
The Tánaiste to reply.
Thank you, Tánaiste. I am moving on to the Regional Group.
Thank you, Deputy. We are over time.
I call Deputy Pringle.
Has the Deputy contacted the Ceann Comhairle's office?
Okay.
With the Tánaiste's co-operation, I will ask the last three speakers to ask their questions consecutively and the Tánaiste can give one response. I ask the Deputies to be as brief as possible, because we are short of time.
I thank the Tánaiste for his co-operation. We are going to have a break of 40 minutes now. Before that, I would like to say one thing: I did not seek an apology and I did not need an apology, notwithstanding the Tánaiste’s kind words. I was simply looking for co-operation. It is important to state that for the record.
Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta.
Thank you, Deputy. We are moving on.
Deputy Browne, please.