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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
If Senator Boylan wants to make a reference, amendments Nos. 1 and 2 have been grouped in a previous sitting of the Seanad, which I do not think I was chairing. That was agreed by the House. If Senator Boylan wants to address or refer to other amendments in her contribution on amendments Nos. 1 and 2, she should feel free to do so. I will not stop her.
I will put the question as soon as possible. I will let Senator Doherty in, and the Minister of State if she would like to respond.
I will then put the question when Senators have exhausted themselves in that regard.
The Senator would not be the first.
We are almost an hour debating amendments Nos. 1 and 2 so I hope that we can put the question shortly.
I call Senator Boylan and presume that she will be brief.
Senator Boylan has been more brief than anybody else.
Before Senator Buttimer feels offended I must state that he has been very brief too.
Correct.
Go ahead.
The Minister of State wishes to respond now. I will let her do so, because the Senator has asked this question several times.
The Minister of State has given Senator Craughwell a response. He may not like the response, but the Minister of State has given one.
I heard the Minister of State say that she has aviation expertise in the Department. That is what the Minister of State said.
I thought I heard the Minister of State say there was such expertise in the Department.
Would the Minister of State like to respond?
I am not able to do philosophical questions during the debate.
I am not being at all flippant about this issue, by the way.
Senator Doherty wishes to come in, and I then I will bring Senator Craughwell back in.
The Minister of State was responding to Senator Craughwell, and Senator Doherty had already indicated that she wished to speak. She will speak next and then I will bring Senator Craughwell back in.
I support Senator Mullen's call for a debate about Nigeria and what is happening there in terms of the persecution of people of the Catholic faith. I do not make any reference to the President. Religious freedom is something we all value and we need to have a discussion about it. I also congratulate all of those people, in particular in Sandycove, in my local authority area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, who will be celebrating Bloomsday in a very big way. I saw some people on Molesworth Street wearing their boaters an…