I am delighted to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan.
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
I am delighted to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan.
In regard to the arrangement for the statements on violence against women, is it to be taken at 3 p.m. and to-----
I call Senator Chambers.
If a Senator wants to intervene, he or she must follow Standing Orders.
The Senator has five seconds.
After the Leader’s response to the Order of Business, we will hold a minute's silence for the victims of the Holocaust on this International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I ask the Leader to respond to the Order of Business.
Today, 27 January 2022, the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which takes place to encourage the remembrance of victims of genocide across the world. Holocaust Memorial Day is an international day to remember more than 6 million Jewish people - men, women and children - who were killed during the Holocaust, as well as millions of other people who were persecuted by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. The Holocaust profoundly affected countrie…
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I thank Senator Craughwell. As there are no further speakers indicating I call on the Minister. I know it is a tall order.
Absolutely.
I thank the Minister for her help and co-operation and for that of the Department. I commend Senator Chambers and all those who have supported her and helped in this legislation. To outline how enormous a task it is for a Senator to have legislation passed, fewer than 20 Private Members' Bills by Senators have been passed in 100 years. Senator Chambers is truly joining an elite club and I congratulate her. It has been done only by pure persistence and the co-operation of all Members and, of course, the Minister and…
When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I welcome the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, to the House for statements on violence against women. I thank the Minister for being here to discuss this very important topic.
The Senator may continue.
Members will be aware that I am allowing the clock to run over because people have valuable contributions to make and I do not want to cut people off for the want of time. I hope the Minister understands. I call Senator Dooley.
I have received notice from Senator Emer Currie that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the report of the national psychology project team on the establishment of a national psychology placement office and workforce planning. I have also received notice from Senator Maria Byrne of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Finance to introduce mechanisms to pre…
I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Butler, to the House. She has had a busy few days and we appreciate her taking time to come to the House to deal with these Commencement matters.
Before I ask the Deputy Leader to outline the Order of Business for the day, I remind Senators that, as we discussed yesterday, there will be a minute's silence before she responds in order to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
Senator, in relation to some of your remarks, you named the individual-----