What does the Senator propose to do with the amendment?
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
What does the Senator propose to do with the amendment?
Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Does the Minister wish to respond?
Senator Warfield is pressing the amendment.
Amendment No. 20 in the names of Senators Higgins and Black. Amendments Nos. 20 and 21 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendment No. 22 is in the names of Senators Higgins and Black. Amendments Nos. 22 and 42 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
I did not think I would ever hear the Senator say that we need to light or start a fire, but she did on this occasion.
Amendments Nos. 24, 28 and 29 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
I welcome the Minister for Justice, Deputy Helen McEntee, back to the House. It is her first time in the Chamber since her return from maternity leave. I again congratulate her and I am delighted she is here.
When is it proposed to take next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
It is not particularly related to section 2 either.
I am saying that what the Senator is going to say is not particularly relevant to section 2.
Amendments Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
I remind Senators that we must adjourn at 2.15 p.m. even if Senator McDowell has not concluded by 2.15 p.m.
When is it proposed to take next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I rise to thank the Local Authority Members Association, LAMA, for an excellent initiative it launched during a training seminar which took place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week. The initiative relates to mental health. I commend that association and the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, which also held a training seminar on Saturday, the emphasis of which was mainly on mental health and included a briefing from the director of the National Office for Suicide Prevention. The focus on menta…