I thank Senator Moynihan for letting me do that.
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.
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
I thank Senator Moynihan for letting me do that.
The Senator is straying. This is a one-item contribution and he is into a third item now.
You are.
The Senator's time is up anyway.
The Senator's time is up anyway.
The Senator has made his point well.
I remind Members that we are in the two-minute slots with one item per Senator. I invite Senator Conway. It is two minutes for one item.
The Senator is on one item. I will not get into this now. It is just so the Senator knows. It is two minutes for one item. There will be no dovetailing. The Senator can continue and finish his point.
The Senator deserves great praise for his advocacy on this. He is an example of the championing of disability issues, to be fair to him and I thank him for that, as other Members of the House also are in their particular niche areas. Senator Craughwell has a couple of niche areas and the floor is now his. It one issue and two minutes.
I thank the Senator for making his point quickly.
I have been here for a couple of weeks now. The Senator might not have noticed. I will just let him know it is two minutes and one item.
Thank you, I am glad.
I welcome the guests of the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers from Hermitage Golf Club. I hope they have a very enjoyable and positive visit to Leinster House. I thank them for being here.
I join with Senator Black in offering my sympathy to Yara and Lara Alagha, two sisters who have worked here in Leinster House, on their very sad loss. I thank the Senator for raising the matter. I now call on the Leader to respond to the Order of Business.
The Leader has intimated that she is prepared to take a minute's silence now.
I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to provide an update on the preferred site for the new Coast Guard station at Courtown Harbour, County Wexford, and a timeline for its construction. Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the shortage of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units at both primary a…
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte and thank her for her patience. I welcome the Minister - potentially future Minister, but now Senator Byrne, who, like the rest of us, was stuck in traffic this morning.
Before I commence the Order of Business, on behalf of Members, and on my own behalf, I send best wishes to the people of Taiwan, whose national day is today, and to Representative Yang and his team in Hatch Street. I thank them for all their engagement with us. I wish the people of Taiwan and my own brother-in-law, Fr. Seán O'Leary, who is a priest in Taiwan, a very happy national day.
I call Senator Black. I congratulate her on her concert in Cork.
We should remember our former colleague, friend and Minister of State, Paudie Coffey, who was very much involved in that. It is good, as a GAA man, to see Walsh Park back.