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
Before we move on, I welcome the ladies from the ICA group in Santry. They are very welcome to the Visitors Gallery and I hope they have a very good visit. I must now put the question. Is it agreed?
The Senator should resume his seat.
As you know, the House agreed the Order of Business.
I am not privy to that, as you know. The House agreed.
Senator McDowell is a long-standing Member of the Houses of the Oireachtas and he has made this point on more than one occasion, in his defence. We might discuss this at the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight, CPPO, with the leaders and Whips. The Senator has made the point repeatedly about time allocation for debates, and I think he is correct.
The Senator will also have an opportunity on Committee and Report Stages.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I welcome the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, and thank her for being here. The debate on this motion on the national forestry fund is to conclude after two hours. I remind members that under the time slots note in regard to new procedures approved by the House, the combined speeches of the proposer and seconder shall not exceed 16 minutes and all other Senators have six minutes, with the Minister having 15 minutes to reply to the debate whenever she wishes to indicate. Does Senator Boyhan wish to proceed? We c…
I call Senator Boyhan to move the motion.
Let Senator Boyhan go and do his housekeeping.
No. We will not aggravate Senator Boyhan.
Dáil Éireann passed the Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023 on 1 February 2023, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.
I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator John McGahon - the need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the upgrading of the science laboratories in De La Salle College, Dundalk, County Louth. Senator Pauline O'Reilly - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the resolution of the issue of the 35 children with cystic fibrosis who do not have access to the drug Kaftrio and to provide an update on the status of the …
The Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, is welcome to the House.
The next Commencement matter is an issue I too as a Member have raised on a number of occasions on the floor of the Seanad and I commend the Senator on raising it today.
Before I call Senator O'Loughlin, I congratulate her on yesterday's wonderful event for Lá Fhéile Bríde.
I join Senator O'Loughlin in congratulating the students from Scoil Bhríde. They were wonderful not just at making St. Brigid's crosses but also in having the patience to guide us. She might also convey our thanks to them.
I apologise to Senator Clonan. I did not know he was the lead speaker for his group.
In the event of the group leader not being here, if a number of speakers in any group-----