Thank you, Senator O'Donovan, for sharing your story and raising awareness of epilepsy on National Epilepsy Week.
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
Thank you, Senator O'Donovan, for sharing your story and raising awareness of epilepsy on National Epilepsy Week.
I ask Members and everybody in the Chamber not to engage in conversation when they come in and out of the Chamber as it is distracting for the person speaking. I call Senator Carrigy.
I hope it is your current life.
I remind the Senator that it must be a point of order, not an issue raised by the Deputy Leader.
That is not a point of order. A point of order is about the rules of the House.
The Deputy Leader responded.
We are not re-opening the Order of Business.
We are not re-opening the debate.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
The time for this debate has expired. I am required to put the following question in accordance with the order of the Seanad of this day: "That section 12 is hereby agreed to in Committee, in respect of each of the sections undisposed of, the section is hereby agreed to in Committee, the Title is hereby agreed to in Committee, the Bill is accordingly reported to the House without amendment, Fourth Stage is hereby completed, the Bill is hereby received for final consideration and the Bill is hereby passed.
I must ask the Senator to conclude.
I am going to change the running order because the father of the House is with us tonight and wants to speak on this Bill for his good friend, Senator Bacik, who put it forward.
I call on Senator Crowe, whom I thank for his courtesy to Senator Norris.
I will allow Senator Mark Wall one minute.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
I have received notice from Senator Rónán Mullen that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to make a statement on the authentication and apostilling of documents by his Department. I have also received notice from Senator Ivana Bacik of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Defence to make a statement on the use of Defence Forces playing fields by local sports clubs in the Dublin 6 and Dublin 6W…
I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Colm Brophy, for coming into the House to answer the question put forward by Senator Rónán Mullen. The Senator has four minutes.