To be helpful, Simon is part of my homeless task force delivery. I engage with them every week.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 1,054 of 1,062 decisive votes (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 3,415 | 2020-03-26 – 2026-10-01 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FF 2011-03-04–2011-04-25 · FF 2011-05-25–2016-04-24 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
To be helpful, Simon is part of my homeless task force delivery. I engage with them every week.
Absolutely.
Is the Deputy referring to a report from last year?
I receive many reports-----
I am asking so we can be clear about what we are discussing.
Is that a report from last year or is it a current report? I am not sure.
I am not sure, to be honest about it.
If it is a recent report, I have not received it. I am not trying to be evasive in any shape or form. What was the date of the report?
I am a little over six months in the Department, as the Deputy knows-----
I am not even sure what report the Deputy is referring to, because she is unable to tell me what the report is and the date of the report.
The Deputy has not done that.
I am happy to talk to the Deputy separately about it. She cannot give me the date or name of the report, so I cannot say whether I have received it. I do not want to give her incorrect information. That is the only reason.
I will deal with some of the questions and the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, will respond to the question about horticultural peat. On housing, it is unfortunate that we have had to close the construction sector in the interests of public safety and to reduce the movement of people. There are some exemptions and those regulations will be updated and published later tonight. The Deputy will see the exemptions. I take his point as I am familiar with rural housing. My constituency has a large rural area in wh…
Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí. Táim lán-sásta a bheith ar ais sa Seanad inniu. This is an important Bill, which I initiated in the Seanad. I was grateful for the co-operation of colleagues in allowing this Bill to pass the Dáil without dissent yesterday evening, following protracted discussions and debate. This legislation is about strengthening the protections for tenants which we introduced in July of this year and which took effect from 1 August. These protections have worked and are working. The Bill also…
We are dealing with group 1, amendments Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, and amendment No. 18. These amendments have been passed by the Dáil. We are not dealing with Senators' amendments yet.
I will explain. This Bill was introduced in the Seanad and has been amended in the Dáil. I have to report to the Seanad on the Dáil amendments. Group 1 includes amendments Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, and amendment No. 18. These are not the Senators' amendments, but those passed by the Dáil. They are all pretty technical and concern matters such as changes to the Title. The Seanad amendments are listed elsewhere.
This grouping, group 2, deals with three Government amendments passed by the Dáil, which I must read into the record here. There is an Opposition amendment within the grouping from Senator Warfield, namely, amendment No. 1. The Planning and Development Act 2000 and regulations were amended following a 2008 decision by the Court of Justice for the European Union, CJEU, in the case C-215/06, known as the Derrybrien wind farm case. This CJEU case necessitated a ban on granting retention planning permission for develop…
When will Senators vote on the amendments?
I will abide by the Leas-Chathaoirleach's ruling. The amendments are not being moved as we go along.
They will all be moved later. That is fine.