Yes.
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
Yes.
Is that when it comes back from the committee?
Deputy Ó Murchú will respond on behalf of Deputy McDonald.
There are more than eight contributors, so each Deputy will have one and a half minutes. I call Deputy Durkan.
I thank the Deputy.
Go raibh maith agat.
I thank the Deputy.
I thank the Deputy. We are over time.
I realise it is important but we are way over time.
Gabhaim buíochas.
We are way over time.
For the sake of clarity, there are two motions and there are amendments to each of them. Sinn Féin has tabled amendments to both motions and the Labour Party has tabled an amendment to one. The motions are being discussed together.
I will not agree to the renewal of this legislation. As my colleague said, it is an insult to democracy. I have three minutes and 15 seconds. I cannot do justice or carry out my role as a TD in examining this legislation, seeing what it is based on and deciding on the need for it. Therefore, I relied on what the Government did. It set up an independent review. I have taken the trouble of reading the majority and minority reports. Both agreed that this legislation should not be renewed and should be repealed - some …
In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time tomorrow evening.
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: Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - To discuss the continued development of the digital economy and use of renewable energy. Deputy Niamh Smyth - To discuss the establishment of a special needs school specifically for County Monaghan. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne - To discuss the progress of the satellite dialysis unit in Ennis. Deputy David Stanton - To discuss the need to ra…
Before the Minister comes back in I will call on Deputy Durkan.
I will take Question No. 8 from Deputy Aindrias Moynihan and then, regardless of who comes in, I will go straight to Deputy Durkan.
Téim ar ais arís go cúrsaí na n-oileán leis an Aire agus go háirithe an t-ionad cúraim phríomhúil atá beartaithe ar Inis Bó Finne le 21 bhliain anois, ag dul siar go dtí 2003. I am hoping that the Minister might be telling me that she might be giving me a day for cutting a ribbon on the primary care centre on Inishbofin, just to follow up on her previous theme. It was identified 21 years ago as a necessity and here we are. I ask for an update, please, on the transfer of land to facilitate the building of that.
I thank the Minister and I appreciate her hands-on approach in this matter but it is also important always to point out that the CLÁR programme in 2003 identified the need for health centre. That is 21 years ago. Then we had the national primary care island services review in 2017, which again absolutely highlighted the need for a primary care centre. We are talking about Inishbofin, an island of just under 200 people. I welcome there is now a six weeks' target set. That is the first time I have seen a target so I …
A health centre on an island is a most basic requirement. I take heart in what the Minister has said but I have done that before foolishly. I take heart, however, from the fact that we are being told that a design team would be appointed in quarter 3. I note that that is not in the Minister's answer anywhere. We are getting certain information like a jigsaw puzzle. I welcome that a design team will be appointed in quarter 3 but can I trust that, as the Minister does not seem to have that information? We are all get…