Deputy Mattie McGrath indicated as the speaker from the Deputy's group and I allowed him in. At this point I am putting the question because there is no agreement.
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
Deputy Mattie McGrath indicated as the speaker from the Deputy's group and I allowed him in. At this point I am putting the question because there is no agreement.
I asked and no Member from the Deputy's group indicated.
I did ask and no Member from the Deputy's group indicated. If the Deputy wants to make a quick contribution, he can do so now.
Is the proposal for dealing with Wednesday's business agreed to?
Are any other groups indicating on the proposal for dealing with tomorrow's business? That is the topic we are discussing.
The question is that the business on-----
The Deputy has put something regarding the Order of Business for tomorrow. The Taoiseach has answered it and that is the answer.
I will now put the question-----
-----regarding the Order of Business.
Is the proposal for dealing with Thursday's business agreed to?
I thank the Deputy for his brevity.
We come to Questions on Promised Legislation. Seven speakers have indicated after the leaders. I again ask for Deputy's co-operation. I call Deputy McDonald, who has one minute.
The questions are awfully important for everyone. If I keep allowing people to run over time, other people will not get in.
Two other Deputies are indicating. I will ask them to comment briefly, if they could.
Thank you.
I call Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.
Thank you, Deputy.
Through the Chair.
I thank the Taoiseach. I am moving on.
I want to move on.