He came in at a time when I was about to put the question anyway but-----
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
He came in at a time when I was about to put the question anyway but-----
I will bring the Minister in first and then I will go back to Senator Boyhan and see what he wants to do with his amendment.
How does Senator Boyhan wish to proceed?
As this is my first time in the Chair since my re-election, I take this opportunity to welcome the Minister of State to the House on what is almost the anniversary of her appointment.
I thank the Minister of State for her kind words and her response.
I will not compare the Senator to them.
This is my first opportunity in this venue to welcome my good colleague and friend, the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan.
I thank Senator Byrne. The issue he raises is quite timely given that today is the final day of the leaving certificate exam. In one minute's time students will be starting Japanese, politics and society - very appropriately, Arabic and physical education is the final exam this afternoon. I again welcome the Minister of State and invite her to proceed.
I thank the Minister of State very much.
I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his year in office. I know he was a very happy person this day last year. I was slightly less happy as it was the first day the Seanad was sitting that I was unable to participate in, but who was to know that I would be back within a year? It is good to be back. I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his year in office, which has been a very difficult year. On the day that is in it, it would be remiss of me not to echo the sentiments and build on much of what has been said by Senato…
Proceedings on this Bill shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.15 p.m. by the putting of one question from the Chair which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Government. The proceedings shall be interrupted after two hours for 15 minutes to allow for the sanitisation of the Chamber and the order of debate shall resume thereafter. There are 70 amendments, which means we have less than two and a half minutes to discuss each of them, excluding…
Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
Amendments Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
I thank Senator Conway very much. That was very well put, but possibly not that relevant to this section. We are trying to stick to the amendments given that we have 70 amendments in total.
I am going to put the amendment.
Does the Minister of State want to respond to the debate?
There was no grouping in regard to amendment No. 8.
Amendments Nos. 9 to 11, inclusive, 41 to 43, inclusive, 47 to 50, inclusive, and 63 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 12 to 15, inclusive, are related and may be taken together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
That is correct.