We need to keep moving to get all the questions in.
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
We need to keep moving to get all the questions in.
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
I thank the Deputy and ask him to finish up now, please.
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Before we proceed to Private Members' business, the Chief Whip has an announcement to make regarding the Order of Business.
Is the proposal agreed to?
The explanation has been given. The Business Committee and the Dáil have agreed the Order of Business. We will move on to Private Members' business.
We have to comply with the time rules.
Is the Deputy sharing time?
The Deputy is, technically speaking, not allowed to move his amendment yet because the first amendment has already been moved by the Minister of State.
Deputies, please. We are interrupting the speaker.
I will have to ask Deputies to stop, please.
If you could speak through the Chair please, Deputy Tóibín. I am apologising. Can I have the other Deputies' co-operation, please? Continue on, Deputy Tóibín.
We are going to run out of time and it is important that everybody has an opportunity to speak. I call the Independent Group and Deputies Harkin and Pringle, who are sharing time.
I thank Deputy Pringle. I call the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming. Congratulations and the best of luck to him.
I must ask for everyone's co-operation with regard to time because we ran over time leading into Leaders' Questions.
I know, but that was because everybody spoke over time this morning. I am trying to be fair to everybody.
Taoiseach, can we-----