I ask the Taoiseach to resume his seat. I call Deputy Connolly.
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
I ask the Taoiseach to resume his seat. I call Deputy Connolly.
Taoiseach, please. I call Deputy Connolly.
Allow the Taoiseach, Deputy McDonald.
I do not know whether I should call on the Taoiseach or the Minister of State, Deputy Murnane O'Connor, to answer this question.
Thanks for your reply, Taoiseach.
Thanks, Deputy Healy-Rae. We move on to Deputy O'Dea.
Will you have a chat with him afterwards, Taoiseach? I call Deputy O'Dea.
Deputy Tóibín, please.
Okay, we move on to-----
Thank you, Taoiseach.
I call Deputy Hearne, please.
The Taoiseach should conclude now.
Thank you, Deputy.
I would ask you to conclude, Deputy Ó Murchú.
Allow the Taoiseach to finish and I will allow the Deputy to come back to raise a point.
I ask the Taoiseach to conclude.
Deputy McDonald had a point to make.
You should conclude, Deputy.
Seanad Éireann has passed the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024, without amendment.
Before I call on Deputy Malcolm Byrne to speak on Question No. 101, on behalf of Deputy Keira Keogh I welcome the students from Sancta Maria College in County Mayo and their teachers Mr. Connaughton and Ms Keane. They are very welcome to Dáil Eireann and we hope they enjoy their day.