CC
2023-05-10 · Seanad
Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
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
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I join the Acting Chairman in welcoming Deputy Feighan and his colleagues from the House of Lords, which I understand is a place he aspires to be himself someday. I also welcome the students from Greystones. I hope they enjoy their visit to the Seanad, the Dáil and Leinster House. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, to the House. I am taking this slot on behalf of my colleague, Senator Horkan, our spokesperson on justice, who is unavoidably detained. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehens…
I had to stay outside the court for six hours in inclement weather, however. It was not only me but many other people as well. That is not acceptable. It should return to normality. Those people are entitled to have their day in court but they are entitled to have the dignity of being allowed into the premises in order that their cases can be heard and that while they are waiting, they are not outside in inclement weather. With regard to the courts, in recent days, we have been made aware by the Irish Prison Servic…
-----put into operation? He purchased land in 2005. Quite a bit of money has been spent on that project in the meantime and 18 years on, it is still lying there. The reason for the purchase of that land was to build a state-of-the-art prison that would facilitate up to 1,400 prisoners. None of us wants to see anybody going to prison but it is a sad reality of life that some people have to be incarcerated. If somebody is incarcerated, he or she is entitled to be facilitated in humane conditions and, unfortunately, t…
Next Tuesday.
Next Wednesday at 1.30 p.m.
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
When is it proposed to sit again?
I am sorry, Senator, but I have to caution you about mentioning somebody who is not a Member of the House and is not here to defend themselves.
I had to make that point.
The Deputy Leader, without interruption.
I ask the Acting Leader to move the suspension of the House for the duration of the vote in the Dáil.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I thank the Minister of State and welcome the transition year students from Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School in Granard, County Longford. They are Oisín, Caoimhe and Rían and they are accompanied by their teacher, Mr. Farrell. They are guests of Senator Carrigy. They are welcome to the Seanad and I hope they enjoy their visit to Leinster House. I call Senator Maria Byrne.
Senator Warfield has ten minutes. Does he wish to share his time with Senator Gavan?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.