Amendments Nos. 4 and 16 are related and may be discussed together.
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
Amendments Nos. 4 and 16 are related and may be discussed together.
I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, to the House.
Amendments Nos. 15 to 19, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 20 and 21 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Erin McGreehan - The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to include a disability accessibility adaption grant for farming families under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 3. Senator Lynn Boylan - The need for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to amend the EPA waste licensing system to allow for formalised and structured "scavenging" to enable gre…
Before I call on the Deputy Leader to outline the Order of Business, I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery Ambassador Magdalini Nicolaou from Greece, who is with us this morning. On behalf of all of us in Seanad Éireann, I congratulate the ambassador and her people on their national day, which will take place this Saturday, 25 March. Greek Independence Day commemorates the start of the Greek revolution. We are very grateful for the ambassador's friendship and her work here in Dublin. Also this morning, we…
I welcome to the Public Gallery the students and teachers from Aston Village Educate Together National School in Drogheda. I hope they are having an enjoyable day with us.
Go raibh maith agat, a Sheanadóir.
Thank you, Senator.
Thank you, Senator.
You are already half a minute over time.
You are more than welcome, Senator. You are entitled to speak on the Order of Business. That is no problem at all.
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and his guests to the Gallery. They are very welcome.
Thank you, Senator.
I welcome to the Public Gallery the second part of the delegation from Aston Village Educate Together National School in Drogheda. The students and teachers in this group are very welcome to the Houses of the Oireachtas. I hope they have a very educational day here in Leinster House.
Before I call on the Deputy Leader, I acknowledge that today is the beginning of Ramadan. To colleagues, members of staff and friends who are observing Ramadan I say Ramadan mubarak to them all.
Before we commence, I remind Senators that a Member may speak only once on Report Stage except for the proposer of the amendment who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. Amendment No. 1 in the names of Senators Clonan, Keogan, Boyhan and Craughwell has been ruled out of order as it is not relevant to the subject matter of the Bill.
Amendment No. 2 in the names of Senators Clonan, Keogan, Boyhan and Craughwell has been ruled out of order as it is not relevant to the subject matter of the Bill.
When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?