Very briefly.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 1,044 of 1,051 decisive votes (3 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 | 417 | 2020-02-20 – 2025-03-26 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 415 | 2020-05-14 – 2026-10-01 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
Very briefly.
I will allow a little latitude.
I must stop the Minister of State there and I will give him an additional two minutes on the last answer because he did not use up all his time.
That is what I just said. I will let the Minister of State back on the second, the final one.
More questions might come in, if that is okay.
Okay. We will give the Minister of State another two minutes here.
I am not without a stake in this. The Minister of State can take as much time as he wants in his concluding remarks. He can go on until 12 noon if he wishes so long as there is good news in it.
Do not forget Dublin South-West anyway.
The next time the Deputy will be standing answering a question is in about 30 seconds. My apologies, the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, will be taking the next question.
The next question is in the name of Deputy Alan Farrell but is being taken by Deputy Higgins.
I ask the Deputy to finish up.
The Ceann Comhairle took me by surprise. I wish him and the Minister of State a happy new year. I warmly welcome this Bill. I will go through bits of it at random, if I may. Words and phrases such as "mica", "pyrite", "water ingress", "water egress" and "fire defects" have become too much part of the lexicon of the experience of people who have bought their homes in the last two decades. The report of the Construction Defects Alliance, particularly in relation to the construction of apartments, is depressing. This …
The Tánaiste has a minute to deal with all that.
Thank you, Deputy. You were taking advantage of my distraction.
Let the Tánaiste respond.
Deputy-----
Deputy, there is a structure here. You had your allocated time. Give deference to the Tánaiste. He is entitled to his time.
Deputy, I cannot allow a free-for-all. Time is allocated and it is tight-----
It is the Tánaiste's turn to respond.
The Tánaiste, without interruption. I do not want to have to say it again.