CC
2023-11-15 · Seanad
Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members]
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to the House.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 437 of 440 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 111 | 2020-01-21 – 2026-06-30 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 108 | 2023-01-24 – 2025-04-02 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2002-09-12–2007-07-22 · FF 2007-07-23–2011-04-25 · FF 2011-05-25–2016-04-24 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-03-29 · FF 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · FF 2025-01-29–present
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to the House.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I welcome back to the House our former colleague Billy Lawless, a very distinguished Member of the House from 2016 to 2020. He is very welcome home. I hope to speak to him in a few minutes. It is great to see him looking so well and he is very welcome back.
I welcome Deputy Costello and his guests to the Public Gallery. I hope they enjoy their visit. Speaking of the gentry, I call Senator Warfield.
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, to the House. I invite him to make his contribution.
That is the old Wolfe Tones.
Before I put the question to the House, I welcome guests of Senator Conway, Pat and Anna Beary, to the Public Gallery. They are cousins of the Senator.
Dáil Éireann has agreed to the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023.
I move: That the Bill be recommitted in respect of amendments Nos. 57 and 61.
The Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, is very welcome to the House.
I welcome the Tánaiste to the House. I call Senator McGreehan to move the motion.
I welcome the Tánaiste. I commend my colleagues, Senators McGreehan and Blaney, on tabling this important motion. Last Easter marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on 10 April 1998. The 25th anniversary celebrations provided an opportunity to reflect on what was achieved and what is left to be achieved. Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach and one of the main architects of the agreement, in his address to the Seanad last Tuesday, 23 May, stated: In the human journey, anniversaries play a…
I know Senator Ó Donnghaile is anxious to come back in but I cannot allow it.
At 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 31 May 2023.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Now.
Now.
I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Courts Bill 2023 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.
In 1980, there was an heroic act of courage by a young garda, just out of Templemore, who was stationed at Store Street station in Dublin. This act of heroism should be formally recognised as the important act of bravery it was. This was a young man starting out in his career, like so many gardaí who put their lives at risk for the safety of others on a daily basis. On 28 January 1980, Garda Jeremiah Coonan, a native of Gortnagoona, Roscrea, County Tipperary, was on traffic duty in Dublin city when he noticed a cro…