Can both of you please address your remarks through the Chair and we might get through the questions?
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 425 of 432 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 1,752 | 2025-02-19 – 2026-10-01 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 278 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-23 |
Membership spells on record: FF 1997-06-06–2002-04-25 · FF 2002-05-17–2007-04-30 · FF 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FF 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
Can both of you please address your remarks through the Chair and we might get through the questions?
Please.
Go ahead.
Deputy Doherty, address your remarks through the Chair. Have a bit of respect for other Members in terms of how you address them. There is an appropriate way to do that. You might engage with and check the Standing Orders as well so that when you come in here, you understand that you are governed by certain Standing Orders.
The Deputy must conclude.
I thank the Deputy.
It is Question No. 116.
To be clear, the question is on the Questions Paper.
Sit down.
Allow the Minister of State to answer it.
Go ahead, Minister.
The Minister of State should conclude.
The Minister should address his remarks through the Chair. With the permission of the Members, we will go back to Priority Question No. 87 in the name of Deputy Byrne. He has brought a note and has apologised for being late.
Deputy O'Rourke, allow the Minister of State to answer.
Deputy Doherty, please.
Deputy Doherty.
Hang on, Deputy Doherty. You put the question and the Tánaiste has attempted to answer.
Stop, please. Go ahead, Tánaiste.
Deputy O'Flynn, you have asked a question. Allow the Tánaiste to respond.
Allow the Tánaiste.