How long will the Deputy be?
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
How long will the Deputy be?
The Minister is eating into colleagues' time. He might get time at the end. I will have to come to Deputy Paul Murphy.
To whom is that directed?
Actually, I will decide who has the floor. I call the Minister, Deputy Humphreys.
Nor would I.
For the record, I have always found the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, the most collegial of parliamentarians. That is my own view.
Let us put it to bed.
Hold on, Deputy.
I thank Deputies for their patience. That concludes statements by Ministers and questions and answers on outbreaks of Covid-19 in meat processing plants.
Will the Minister inform the House what conversations he has had with the insurance industry, especially those companies which sold cover and failed to follow through on that cover with particular clients?
What is the medium-term outlook for the 2 million people who hold private health insurance in the country? That is a straight question. Many people have held private health insurance over a lifetime - 30 or 40 years in many cases. The Minister might be in a position to comment on the guidelines for dentists. A number of psychotherapists and counsellors have been in contact with me asking when they can begin to practise again. Can the Minister give a date for them? Youth workers working in community settings, as par…
I call Deputy Gary Gannon of the Social Democrats.
I cannot deviate from the Order of Business that was approved earlier. Deputy Gannon used up the bulk of his time.
The Minister will get ten seconds.
That is the Minister's ten seconds.
I call Deputy Gino Kenny.
He is not going to have much time.
For the Independent Group the first speaker is Deputy Connolly.
I call Deputy Harkin.
That time includes a response from the Minister.