On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 440 of 443 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 | 2,606 | 2020-07-30 – 2022-12-12 |
| FG | Fine Gael | 405 | 2020-01-21 – 2026-07-08 |
Membership spells on record: FG 1989-10-01–1992-12-17 · FG 2007-07-23–2011-04-25 · FG 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FG 2016-03-10–2020-03-29 · FG 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · FG 2025-01-29–present
We will proceed. I do not think that we will have a problem in that department.
Senator Warfield, without interruption.
I wish to point out that it was agreed on the Order of Business this morning that this debate would last for three hours. It began at 3.10 p.m. and will finish at 6.10 p.m. That is to give clarity on the timing in response to Senator Warfield's reasonable query in that regard. We will now move on to group 3, residential tenancies - tenant declaration, the subject matter of Dáil amendments Nos. 13 and 14 and Seanad Report Stage amendments No. 2 and Nos. 4 to 8, inclusive. I invite the Minister to deal with group 3.
The voting will take place later. We are addressing the groups of amendments first. We will discuss the groups first and then we will have a voting process, at which point Senators have the option of pressing their amendments and so forth.
No, not at this stage.
I invite the Minister to address group 3.
I welcome the Minister. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and form a composite proposal. They may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
I thank Senator Craughwell and call Senator Ardagh to speak now, please.
We have now thoroughly discussed both the amendment and the section. We have even discussed some other sections a little prematurely and we will bear that in mind as we move forward.
Before I call on Senator Craughwell to respond, I ask colleagues to bear in mind that we have given this matter considerable discussion and there is a consensus. I ask them to consider not repeating the entire process.
I am going to have to draw the Senator to a conclusion.
I thank the Senator. I think we have discussed the issue very well. I thank him for his constructive conclusion.
Amendment No. 3 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Exchequer.
May I read to the Senator the explanation as to why it has been ruled out of order?
That is well understood. I thank the Senator for that. Amendment No. 3 has been ruled out of order.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I thank all Senators for their co-operation and invite the Minister to respond to the debate.