On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 370 of 373 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FG | Fine Gael | 435 | 2020-07-07 – 2024-10-24 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 347 | 2020-10-22 – 2024-09-25 |
Membership spells on record: FG 2020-03-30–2025-01-29
Senator Flynn also has two amendments in this grouping. I will call on her to speak to those amendments after Senator Boylan replies to the Minister.
Amendments Nos. 20 and 28 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 21 to 23, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed. Amendment No. 23 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 22.
Last night, I had a conversation with Sheila Murnaghan, who is the principal of Monksland National School. The Department of Education approached her in January 2022 to see whether she would like two extra classrooms to cater for pupils with autism. The school jumped at this expecting that it would be for September 2023. The Department came back and said it wanted it for September 2022. Being the professional board it is, the board of management got on it straightaway and got all the information in. I have the pape…
Is the amendment being pressed?
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
The Title was agreed to and the Bill is reported without amendment. Is it agreed to take Report Stage next Tuesday? Agreed.
Today I want to discuss a very important matter, which is traffic safety outside schools and primary schools in particular. I attended a public meeting last night in Bellurgan in County Louth attended by over 40 parents of children attending Bellurgan National School. Some people may say this is too much of a parochial issue to bring up in the Seanad but I do so specifically because after more than ten years, people in the Bellurgan community cannot get a basic necessity like traffic calming measures outside the pr…
Amendments Nos. 7, 31 and 47 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 8 and 10 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 13 and 14 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
Amendment No. 18 in the names of Senators Moynihan, Hoey, Sherlock and Wall cannot be moved because amendment No. 17 has been agreed.
Amendments Nos. 20 to 24, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 24 is a physical alternative to No. 23. Amendments Nos. 20 to 24, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
As discussed, amendment No. 24 in the name of Senators Moynihan, Hoey, Sherlock and Wall cannot be moved.
Amendments Nos. 25, 33 and 36 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 26 to 30, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendment No. 34 has been ruled out of order as it is not relevant to the subject of the Bill.
Amendments Nos. 35 and 37 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 38 to 40, inclusive, 42 and 46 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 44 and 45 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.