CC
2026-02-12 · Dail
Departmental Funding
Keep going, Deputy.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 395 of 397 decisive votes (0 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 | 192 | 2025-03-26 – 2026-09-24 |
| FG | Fine Gael | 23 | 2025-03-27 – 2026-09-23 |
Membership spells on record: FG 2024-11-29–present
Keep going, Deputy.
Thank you, Deputy.
I allowed you another ten seconds for that. The Minister of State to reply.
Deputy Ó Murchú wants to ask a supplementary question.
I thank the Minister.
Deputy Butterly is next on the list with parliamentary question No. 70. Does she want to take it? This is the last question for the Department. If she does not want to take it, that is okay.
For question No. 70 or this one?
Deputy Butterly has already used her time and I cannot allow extra time. Does Deputy Butterly want to take parliamentary question No. 70? She does not want to take it. That brings an end to questions to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.
I welcome the students from Lucan Educate Together school and their teachers. I have been led to believe they wrote to the Minister about solar panels in their school.
I am sorry, Deputy-----
Deputy Kenny, allow the Minister to answer.
Deputy Kenny, please.
With the permission of the House, I will go back to Question No. 8.
We will move to Question No. 11 before returning to Question No. 9 to give Deputy Ó Murchú a chance to-----
Will the Minister consider the current compensation paid to farmers who have to cull animals under a notifiable disease order, such as TB or bird flu, and can this be reviewed so that a fair compensation is paid, over and above the market value of the animals, to include a proportion of the consequential loss? I ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.
I suppose every TD's office is getting phone calls from farmers. Farmers are losing out. Over the past 18 months, the price of cattle has increased and that is good for Irish farming. In one case, a farmer reckoned his animal was worth €5,000 in the mart and he got the €3,000. It is a big loss. Cattle prices could drop, though we hope they will not. Going forward, can we look at a scheme whereby, if prices have increased and they stay at that level for six months or so, farmers will be compensated? Never mind the m…
That is good news. I want to move on to the poultry. Before Christmas, a couple of flocks in Monaghan were affected by bird flu. From speaking to one of the owners, I know that, never mind the loss of the birds you have in your house, it is the cleaning of the house and the disposal of the bedding and shavings. Even shavings that were on-site had to be sent to a specialist for disposal. Following the cleaning of the house, you have let the house lie fallow for a number of months before it can be brought back into u…
Please, Deputy-----
Sorry, Deputy-----
The Select Committee on Defence and National Security has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2026: Vote 36.