I think Deputy Doherty is first and Deputy Boyd Barrett is second, just based on the hands going up. It is difficult. This is the third time they have gone up.
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
I think Deputy Doherty is first and Deputy Boyd Barrett is second, just based on the hands going up. It is difficult. This is the third time they have gone up.
This debate is open until 9 p.m. and many amendments have been tabled. It is open to Deputies to speak for as long as they want and people are indicating but I gently remind them that we are still on section 1.
I thank the Deputy. I have just pointed this out. They are the rules and I am encouraging the Deputies that if they want to reach the amendments and have as many speakers as possible to be brief and to the point. I call Deputy McGrath and I ask him to be brief and to the point.
We are dealing with section 1.
Once again I remind Members that section 1 simply deals with definitions in the Bill. I ask them for their co-operation, and I am not looking at any particular Member. Members have made a big effort to table amendments and there are many amendments to be discussed. Some have been ruled out of order and others have not, so we must move on with the Members' co-operation.
Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, have been ruled out of order because of a potential charge on the revenue.
Before moving on to the next speaker, I will make a general point. The clock is running. Members can see how long is left in the debate. Eighteen amendments were tabled, and Members took trouble to table them. Five are in order. It would be fair if we could get to every single person who tabled an amendment so, with the House's co-operation, we will try to do that. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is the only other person who indicated.
Again, I am not trying to curtail Members' contributions - I cannot - but I appeal to them to address themselves just to the amendment at this point and we will move as quickly as we can through the five amendments. We have left behind Second Stage, on which it was open to everybody to say anything.
I thank the Deputy for his brevity. I ask the Minister to be brief too.
There are four more amendments. I do not want to deprive other Deputies of an opportunity to move their amendments so I ask for co-operation and reasonableness.
Amendments Nos. 6 to 10, inclusive, have been ruled out of order.
Is any other Deputy that I missed offering to contribute? I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.
Did Deputy Shortall indicate?
As no other Deputy is offering, I will ask the Minister to respond and to be conscious of time.
I am not restricting the Minister. I am trying to get through as many amendments as I can.
Fáiltím roimh an deis páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht. Tá rudaí dearfacha sa Bhille ach cuireann sé olc orm nach bhfuil comhthéacs ar bith maidir leis an ngéarchéim atá ann ó thaobh chúrsaí tithíochta. Mar is eol don Teach, tagaim ó chathair na Gaillimhe. Tá na figiúirí ó thaobh cúrsaí tithíochta i nGaillimh damanta. Tá deis ag an Aire ceannaireacht a thaispeáint. In ainneoin go bhfuil rudaí dearfacha sa Bhille seo, tá an Rialtas i ndáiríre ag cur tuilleadh srianta ar thionóntaí tráth a bhfuil géarchéim tithíocht…
As no one else wants to speak, I will go back to the Minister to wrap up the debate. We will give him a minute to prepare because the debate has moved quicker than we anticipated. Deputy Andrews may come in, if he wishes.
Níl aon duine eile ag iarraidh labhairt, so rachaidh mé ar ais ag an Aire.
In accordance with an order of the Dáil on Friday, 24 July 2020, the division is postponed until after the Order of Business, which will be later today.
Táim ag díriú isteach inniu ag leibhéal Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí ar chúrsaí meabhairshláinte, mar atá déanta agam le breis agus ceithre bliana anuas. Tagraím go háirithe don bhearna atá ann ó thaobh easpa córas monatóireachta neamhspleách san earnáil seo. I could read out the question I raised in December 2019 and all other questions I have raised at the level of Taoiseach on mental health and the absence of services. I have a specific question today and we could save a lot of time if the Taoiseach could just answer…