CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Senator, please. Gabh mo leithscéal.
Jerry Buttimer
Rhetoric & votes →On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 634 of 639 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.
Party over time
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 | 2,937 | 2020-07-09 – 2024-11-06 |
| FG | Fine Gael | 1,385 | 2020-03-20 – 2026-09-24 |
Membership spells on record: FG 2007-07-23–2011-04-25 · FG 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FG 2016-03-10–2020-03-29 · FG 2020-03-30–2024-11-29 · FG 2024-11-29–present
Record
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
That is not a point of order. Are you looking for guidance?
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
That is not a point of order. It is not a point of order.
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I heard the Senator. She made her contribution. The point she made-----
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Senator, will you resume your seat, please?
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Senator Dooley, thank you. Senator Keogan, will you resume your seat, please?
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I am sorry, but will you resume your seat, please?
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Will you show respect for the Chair, please?
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I am sorry, Senator. Will you please-----
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
-----resume your seat?
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
That was not a point of order. You are not showing respect for the Chair or the House. I have been fair to all Members of the House. I do not like the prevailing attitude that the Chair is something Members can bypass to make contributions. I am asking the Senator to resume her seat. That was not a point of order. I call Senator Lombard.
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Thank you. Just get on with the Order of Business, please. We will get to the end of the Order of Business.
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
We have had a number of issues today and recently. I remind Members they should exercise great care in referencing people outside the Houses either by name or in such a way as to make them identifiable. This is especially important when the people involved are in a vulnerable position. All Members are of course free to express their views on matters of public interest. Whether they are in the majority or the minority is another issue. I remind all Members of this. I will be writing to them today to remind them that…
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, to the House and thank her for attending. This is a Seanad Bill that has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 148, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister of State may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked upon as the report of the Dáil…
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
I ask the Minister of State to discuss group 1 on governance in respect of membership and lending in credit unions, which is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 1, 14, 18 to 25, inclusive, and 46.
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
I ask the Minister of State to discuss group 2, which is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 2 to 8, inclusive, 10 to 13, inclusive, and 51.
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
I ask the Minister of State to discuss group 3 on governance in respect of oversight and nomination issues, and reporting arrangements to the Central Bank, the subject matter of amendments Nos. 9, 26, 28 to 34, inclusive, 36 to 38, inclusive, 47, 49 and 50.
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
As nobody is offering, we will move on. Group 4, which deals with the approval of applications for credit union membership, comprises amendments Nos. 15 and 35.
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
Group 5 deals with the nomination of property and provision of small payments, which is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 16 and 17.
CC
2023-12-05 · Seanad
Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
Before moving on to group 6, I want to welcome the Minister of State's mother, Mary, to the House. You are very welcome. Thank you for being here today. I am glad to see that your daughter is suitably nervous in front of her mum. Thank you for being here. I wish you a very pleasant visit to Leinster House. I am sorry for embarrassing the Minister of State and her mum. Group 6, deals with protocols for referral to another credit union, which is the subject matter of amendment No. 27.