On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 503 of 506 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FG | Fine Gael | 828 | 2020-07-09 – 2026-09-29 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 241 | 2021-12-09 – 2026-04-28 |
Membership spells on record: FG 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · FG 2025-01-29–present
Amendments Nos. 4 and 5, in the name of Senator Collins, have been ruled out of order as they are not relevant to the subject matter of the Bill and due to a potential charge on Revenue.
Amendments Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, 10 and 11 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement.
I thank the Minister of State. My apologies to Senator Collins, I did not ask her if she wanted to speak before the Minister of State. If she does now, she is more than welcome to do so. Otherwise, I will put the question to the House.
No, amendments Nos. 10 and 11.
Absolutely.
Amendment No. 9 is out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Revenue.
Does the Minister of State wish to respond? I want to check that Senator Collins was speaking on amendment No. 12.
Amendment No. 14 is out of order, as it is not relevant to the subject matter of the Bill. We are on amendment No. 12.
That is fine. Does the Senator wish to speak on amendment No. 12?
Does the Minister of State wish to respond on amendment No. 12?
Amendments Nos. 14 and 15, in the name of Senator Collins, are ruled out of order as they are not relevant to the subject matter of the Bill and include a potential charge on Revenue.
Amendment No. 16 is ruled out of order due to a potential charge on Revenue. Amendments Nos. 17 and 18 are ruled out of order because they are not relevant to the subject matter of the Bill and a potential charge on the Revenue.
Amendment No. 19 is ruled out of order because it is not relevant to the subject matter of the Bill and a potential charge on Revenue.
Amendments Nos. 20 to 26, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 27 to 30, inclusive, are related. Amendments Nos. 28 to 30, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 27. Amendments Nos. 27 to 30, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Senator, before you speak, I wish to let you know that, in about three or four minutes, I might have to interrupt you.
I call the Minister of State to respond. He has about 30 seconds before I adjourn the debate.
As it is 6 p.m. now, I ask Senator Duffy to report progress on the Bill.
Thank you, Senator.
I do not think any other Senators are indicating they wish to speak, so I ask the Minister to reply.