It might come up again.
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 might come up again.
Each topic is equally important to the Deputy tabling it. There are other ways of dealing with the more serious issues or those issues that need more time.
I thank the Minister.
I am moving on.
I will suggest that we change the clock to two minutes and if the time is used up by the Minister or the Deputy it is used up.
It might be a better way to do it. I will talk to the Ceann Comhairle.
Thank you, Minister.
Go raibh maith agat.
We are over time.
Thank you, Deputy.
Thank you, Deputy.
We are over time.
We have run out of time but I seek the Minister's co-operation. There are three speakers left. I suggest they have 30 seconds if they want. Otherwise we will not get to them at all. If I allow each speaker 30 seconds, the Minister can reply to all three. Is that agreed? Agreed. The first is Deputy Andrews.
I thank Deputy McGrath for swapping around and giving me additional time. I acknowledge the Minister's speech here today. There is an overlap with the speech he gave to the UN meeting on Sunday. In that, the Minister said: We cannot return to business as usual after this. That is simply no longer an option in my view. The Minister said many other very significant things in that speech. He said: [T]wo million people living in the Gaza Strip cannot endure another war. They have suffered far too much for far too long …
Deputy Carthy was in possession.
The Deputy is correct. There were a number of speakers before him but they are not here. We are making sure we have not overlooked anybody.
With the agreement of the House, I am going back to Deputy Flaherty, who is now in the Chamber. Deputies Ó Cuív and Michael Moynihan are also here, and they will be next after him. I call Deputy Flaherty.
Seanad Éireann has passed the Criminal Procedure Bill 2021, without amendment
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy John Lahart - to discuss with the Minister for Rural and Community Development the ongoing controversy surrounding the charity Bóthar; (2) Deputy Sean Sherlock - to discuss the need to include a waste waiver for individuals or families with disabilities in A Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy; (3) Deputy Ciarán Cannon - to discuss establishin…
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