I will allow Senator Carrigy, who is somewhat late, to say something but it will have to be very brief.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 236 of 237 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 |
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| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 1,575 | 2020-03-20 – 2024-11-07 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 299 | 2020-01-21 – 2024-11-07 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2016-04-25–2020-03-29 · FF 2021-04-21–2025-01-29
I will allow Senator Carrigy, who is somewhat late, to say something but it will have to be very brief.
The Senator could have made a speech on Second Stage when there was time then for it.
I believe it has already been through Dáil Éireann and it is fully-----
The Minister of State is correct. The Bill needs to return there as it has been amended.
When is it proposed to sit again?
I thank the Minister of State for his quite comprehensive but very technical briefing. When he spoke at speed about amending section 3 of the Fuels (Control of Supplies) Act 1971 "where there is a Government order in place under section 2 of the Act", and so on, I was reminded of an episode of "Yes Minister" or "Yes, Prime Minister". I do not think people looking in are really getting to grips of what the nub of this is about. That is not a reflection on the Minister of State or the Bill itself; it is just that by …
It is good we know that and can tell people.
Next Tuesday.
I thank Senator Dooley for sharing time. It is always good to have the Minister of State in the House. I cannot think of a better person in Leinster House to be dealing with these kinds of topics. He is particularly familiar with this area and brings much of his expertise to it. I certainly welcome that. I certainly welcome the enforcement regime involving ComReg. So many consumers ring up companies and get stuck for 20 minutes, 25 minutes or half an hour only for no follow-through to happen. It is very important t…
On the high-risk vendors, can the Minister of State comment on the I made a point on the definition of the vendor rather than the activity?
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I ask for a debate on road safety. As of yesterday, four more people died in the month of January than the previous January and, unfortunately, two more people died last night in a very sad crash. My condolences go to their families and all friends in County Mayo. That is six more people who died in this calendar year than the previous calendar year or 20 people as opposed to 14 people. One person is too many but 20 is certainly too many. Yesterday, representatives of the Road Safety Authority appeared before the J…
I thank the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris, for being here. It is my first time to talk with the Minister since his elevation to a second ministry as the Minister for Justice, and I congratulate him on that. I thank the Minister for his very comprehensive opening statement. What tends to happen in here is that we all repeat our briefing notes, which the Minister has already said in his opening remarks, so I will not do that. I thank the Minister for the very detailed analysis of what is promised. I am not a pr…
The Acting Chair will not be as generous in the future as he was at that time.
That is fine. Every point she made I agreed with. I was at the ZEVI events in the Aviva Stadium with the Minister, as he will remember. I cycled to the events. Active travel is better than ZEVI, but ZEVI is better than a combustion engine. That point is well made. I am sorry I was not here for the whole debate on Committee Stage because I was chairing a transport committee. It is a very useful and good Bill. There is an awful lot in it. I look forward to all of it being implemented and so on. We are not yet at the …
Next Tuesday.
Amendments Nos. 13 to 16, inclusive, and 74 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
The Senator may speak to all of the amendments in the group.