When is it proposed that we take Committee Stage?
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
When is it proposed that we take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
Amendment No. 187 is out of order due to a potential charge on the Revenue.
Amendments Nos. 188 and 189 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendment No. 192 is out of order as it is a potential charge on the Revenue.
Amendments Nos. 194a and 194b are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendment No. 195 has been ruled out of order as it is a potential charge on the Revenue.
Amendments Nos. 196 to 198, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Is Senator Higgins pressing amendment No. 207?
Amendments Nos. 208 to 227, inclusive, are related and amendment No. 209 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 208. Amendments Nos. 216 to 222, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 215. Amendments Nos. 208 to 227, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
The Senator can take it at his own pace.
Senator Warfield is more than welcome to speak to the block.
The Senator can come back in if he wants to. Anyone who speaks now can speak to all of the block in his or her contribution or can come in and come out, whatever the Senators prefer.
I will bring everyone in on the block and the Minister will respond to the block. I would like to have everybody's contributions before we bring in the Minister, regardless of whether it is in a block or in a few small blocks. Senator Cassells said he wanted to come in on the block and I ask him to go ahead. I will bring in Senator Higgins then.
When we have 228 amendments they cannot all be big and substantial. I thank Senator Higgins for her contribution on all of her amendments in the grouping.
The Senator has seven amendments in the grouping, amendments Nos. 208, 210, 212, 214, 215, 223 and 224. He can deal with them all now or contribute again after Senator Carrigy speaks.
I call the Minister to respond to the contributions on all 20 amendments and the various sections.
We are not there yet but we will be shortly.
The Minister has made a very comprehensive reply to this group of amendments but if she wishes to come back in, she is more than welcome.