CC
2020-12-16 · Seanad
Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages
I thank the Minister and return the same felicitous remarks to her on behalf of Senators.
Joe O'Reilly
Rhetoric & votes →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.
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 | 2,606 | 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
Record
CC
2020-12-15 · Seanad
Report of Committee of Selection: Motion
I move: That the Fifth Report of the Committee of Selection be laid before the Seanad.
CC
2020-12-15 · Seanad
Access to Contraception: Motion
I welcome the Minister of State back to his alma mater and he has 15 minutes.
CC
2020-12-15 · Seanad
Access to Contraception: Motion
I call Senator Pauline O'Reilly who has five minutes to respond to the debate.
FG
2020-12-15 · Seanad
Access to Contraception: Motion
It is my great pleasure to support this motion along with my colleagues today. It is a motion that should be supported. I am happy that the Minister of State has also been supportive of it. I was unaware of the fact that speakers could make contributions after the Minister of State had responded to the motion. Perhaps I should have been aware of this and I have been terribly negligent. It was a slip-up on my part. I had intended to speak on this issue, but I did not anticipate having the opportunity to do so. While…
FG
2020-12-15 · Seanad
Access to Contraception: Motion
I thank the Acting Chairman. I appreciate his stepping in.
CC
2020-12-15 · Seanad
Access to Contraception: Motion
I congratulate the Senator for moving the motion. When is it proposed to sit again?
CC
2020-12-15 · Seanad
Access to Contraception: Motion
Is that agreed? Agreed.
CC
2020-12-14 · Seanad
Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Bill 2020: Second Stage
I thank the Minister of State. The times are allocated by order of the House. I think they are a little restrictive.
CC
2020-12-14 · Seanad
Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Bill 2020: Second Stage
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
CC
2020-12-14 · Seanad
Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Bill 2020: Second Stage
Is that agreed? Agreed.
CC
2020-12-14 · Seanad
Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage
I am delighted to welcome the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys. As she is my constituency colleague, it is a great pleasure for me to congratulate her on her appointment to this Ministry and the other one and her reappointment to Cabinet.
CC
2020-12-11 · Seanad
Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
Recommendation No. 3, in the name of Senator Mullen, is deemed out of order as a charge on the people.
CC
2020-12-11 · Seanad
Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
The Senator has made his point.
CC
2020-12-11 · Seanad
Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
Sorry-----
CC
2020-12-11 · Seanad
Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
Surely Oireachtas Members are part of the people.
CC
2020-12-11 · Seanad
Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
I take the Senator's point.
CC
2020-12-11 · Seanad
Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
The Senator has made the point extremely well as always, so what I recommend him to do is speak to the section and make all the points he wants on the section and then discuss with the Seanad Office the technicalities of the ruling.
CC
2020-12-11 · Seanad
Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
The Senator may go ahead and speak to the section.
CC
2020-12-11 · Seanad
Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage
I thank Senator Mullen for understanding both sides of the equation.