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
Amendment No. 2 in the name of Senators Gavan and Warfield is ruled out of order as it was previously rejected by a Committee of the whole Seanad.
Amendments Nos. 3 to 7, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 9 and 10 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 11 and 12 arise out of committee proceedings, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
As no other Senators wish to speak, I invite the Minister of State.
Amendment No. 16 in the names of Senators Gavan and Warfield arises out of Committee Stage proceedings. Amendments Nos. 16 to 18, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 19, 24 and 25 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
I welcome Daire O'Reilly, son of Senator Joe O'Reilly, to the Visitors Gallery. He is a newly qualified primary teacher, and we wish him well with that.
Amendments Nos. 20 to 23, inclusive, are related. Amendments Nos. 21 and 22 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 20. Amendments Nos. 20 to 23, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to take Final Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I thank the Senator. If there are no other Senators who wish to speak, I will ask the Minister of State to respond.
Amendments Nos. 128 to 142, inclusive, and 146 to 149, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 150 to 169, inclusive, 183 to 199, inclusive, and 233 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
I welcome the new councillor from south-west Cork, Councillor John Michael Foley, who is here with Senator Lombard. I hope he has a good visit to Leinster House. If there are no other Senators who wish to speak on this grouping of amendments, I ask the Minister of State to respond.
As there are no other Senators to speak, I invite the Minister of State to conclude.
That concludes statements on budget 2025. I thank the Minister of State for being here this evening. I thank his colleagues and the officials in the Department of Finance for delivering the budget today. When it is proposed to sit again?
The Minister of State is very welcome to the Chamber. The safe routes to school programme was developed by the NTA in partnership with An Taisce's Green-Schools in 2020 as a response to the need to support schools to increase walking and cycling to school. The aims of the programme are to improve safety at school gates by providing front-of-school treatments to alleviate congestion and improve access; to improve access routes to schools by improving walking and cycling infrastructure; and to increase the number of …