Please speak through the Chair.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 66 of 66 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 | 5,999 | 2020-06-29 – 2026-09-30 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 95 | 2020-03-20 – 2026-04-16 |
| ?? | Not recorded | 3 | 2020-07-30 – 2022-12-15 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2007-07-23–2011-04-25 · FF 2011-05-25–2016-04-24 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-03-29 · FF 2020-03-30–2020-06-29 · FF 2022-12-16–2025-01-29 · FF 2025-01-29–present
Please speak through the Chair.
Amendments Nos. 47 to 50, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 51 and 53 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendment No. 52 has been ruled out of order. It would require the provision of legal advice and legal aid to the relevant person when an application is made for a temporary prohibition order. The provision of legal advice and legal aid would then implicate a cost on the Exchequer.
Amendment No. 54 has been ruled out of order as it includes a potential charge on the Revenue.
Amendments Nos. 56 and 57 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Is the amendment being pressed?
Amendments Nos. 62, 75, 91 and 80 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 76 to 78, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Is the amendment being pressed?
Pursuant to Standing Order 154, it is reported that the committee has amended the Title to the Bill.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
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I welcome the Minister for Justice to the House. I thank her for coming to Seanad Éireann this morning.
I welcome Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Noonan.
Before I ask the Deputy Leader to outline the Order of Business, I welcome Mary O'Loughlin to the Gallery. You are most welcome to Seanad Éireann. Your daughter is doing a great job as the deputy leader of the Fianna Fáil group in Seanad Éireann and has given many years of service to the people of Kildare and of Ireland, so you should be very proud of her. I thank you for visiting us for the Order of Business this morning.
I call Mary O'Loughlin's daughter to respond to the Order of Business on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group.
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