You are welcome to have Michael O'Leary.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 114 of 1,006 decisive votes (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAB | Labour | 991 | 2020-03-26 – 2026-10-01 |
Membership spells on record: LAB 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · LAB 2016-03-10–2020-02-08 · LAB 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · LAB 2024-11-29–present
You are welcome to have Michael O'Leary.
Does the Minister of State do her research on Wikipedia?
Destroyed the country.
You would rent out a hen house.
The year 2011 was year zero.
One of the things the Minister needs to do this afternoon is to commit to ensuring the school transport system does not descend into the same shambles this year that she presided over last year. I do not want to have to experience the number of calls, emails and meetings with frantic parents we had to experience last year. I hope the Minister can commit to ensuring that the system functions next year in the way that it should in advance of the kinds of reforms Deputy Kelly proposed. However, I will limit my contrib…
The Government has not done any analysis.
I welcome the opportunity to speak on what is a very modest but very important Bill. I think the Minister of State has acknowledged the importance of moves in this direction, which it appears the Government is prepared to take. I remind the Minister of State that this Bill dates back to 2020 and the situation is acute, as previous speakers outlined. It dawned on me - not that I required prompting - in a very acute way before Christmas when I was contacted by some individuals in a community in my home town of Droghe…
On a point of order under Standing Order 213, I ask the Taoiseach how much has it cost the Government to buy the votes of the Regional Independent Group to-----
-----enable them to evict thousands of people from their homes.
It is a valid request under Standing Order 213.
In order to be helpful-----
In order to be helpful I can read it out to the Ceann Comhairle. It is on grants for public service.
It is a significant point of order on the expenditure of public money.
The Dáil is entitled to know-----
The Dáil is entitled to know what this is going to cost the taxpayer.
There are also several pieces of legislation that will require to be amended to enable this grubby deal to be given effect.
Standing Order 213.
Hear, hear.
The Government does not know what it is doing.