I know that, but the Senator has also made the person who is the sole director identifiable.
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 know that, but the Senator has also made the person who is the sole director identifiable.
I want the Senator to be aware.
I know I interrupted the Senator, but he is out of time. I suggest he puts this in as a Commencement matter.
I am not disagreeing with the Senator.
First of all, the Senator has a two-minute slot on the Order of Business.
I appreciate this is an important issue and this is a forum for raising important issues but people get two minutes to contribute on the Order of Business. It impinges on others if Senators go over.
As I have said, the Senator can table a Commencement matter. There are also committees, such as the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. I know this issue has been brought up at that committee. I give a bit of latitude-----
-----when the matter is important. This matter is important, as is everyone else's, but the Senator has to be careful about bringing the reputation of the House into-----
I appreciate the Senator bringing it up because it is an important issue but he has to be careful of the rules of the House.
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Does the father of the House wish to speak on the Order of Business?
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I thank the Minister of State and I now call on Senator Warfield.