CC
2022-06-15 · Seanad
Cost of Living: Motion
There is no need for the Senator to provoke either.
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
2022-06-15 · Seanad
Cost of Living: Motion
Is that agreed by the House? Agreed. The Senators will have three minutes each.
CC
2022-06-15 · Seanad
Cost of Living: Motion
The Senator has impeccable timing for which I thank her.
CC
2022-06-15 · Seanad
Cost of Living: Motion
There are many new additions to the speaker lists and to accommodate them, I will be strict on time. The next speaker is Senator Gavan.
CC
2022-06-15 · Seanad
Cost of Living: Motion
I call Senator Wall, who will have to emulate President Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address.
CC
2022-06-15 · Seanad
Cost of Living: Motion
Imagine what the Senator could have said in six minutes. I call Senator Flynn.
FG
2022-06-15 · Seanad
Cost of Living: Motion
We have had an interesting discussion. I support the motion as it is a very serious response to a grave crisis. It struck me when my good friend, Senator Boylan, was speaking that I thought I was listening to an extract from An Béal Bocht by Myles na gCopaleen in the first chunk of her speech. To deliver the list of suggestions she had, we might need to add buttons to the calculator to get the figures all combined together. We have a very serious set of important propositions here. I wish to address a couple of the…
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir. That was an apt ending to his contribution.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I will certainly request the Senator to give my eulogy.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I expect you to live for long after me.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir. The Minister of State, Senator Hackett, is next to speak, after a couple of false dawns.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I thank the Minister of State. Just to maintain party rotation, I call Senator Ó Donnghaile.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Senator Wall will speak on behalf of the Labour Party.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
The Senator's time is up but, more importantly, we cannot refer to an individual operator.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
We will leave it at that. Irrespective of whether the information is in the public domain, it cannot come in here.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
We will see if there is a seconder for that proposal later. I call Senator Carrigy.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
· Gaeilge
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Tréaslaím go mór leis sin. Tá sé tuillte aige agus ag a chlann.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Tá sé sin fíor, gan dabht.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
No one can accuse the Senator of not doing her research.
CC
2022-06-14 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Senator Craughwell has moved an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 113.1 be taken before No. 1." Is the amendment being pressed?