CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
I call on Ms Maria Walsh.
Mark Daly
Rhetoric & votes →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.
Party over time
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
Record
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Senator Brady-----
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Senator Brady-----
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Senator Brady, the next contribution is Ms Maria Walsh MEP.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Can I just be clear, what we are debating here-----
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Just to be clear, this is an address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament about Europe. What anybody did in a previous job is not the issue before us here today. I call on Ms Maria Walsh, MEP.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Ms Maria Walsh, without interruption.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Before I call on the Acting Leader, I thank all our MEPs for their contribution and outlining the work they do. As this is broadcast on Oireachtas TV over the coming weeks I hope that the MEPs, having outlined all the committees they are working on, much of which is unknown and unacknowledged. I want to acknowledge it here today. We thank the MEPs for all the work they do on behalf of Ireland at all those committee meetings. There is not a lot of glory and medals won sitting in committee meetings for hours on end f…
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
Is that agreed? Agreed.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors' Gallery a former Senator from County Clare, Tony Mulcahy. Thank you for being here with your guests today. Anois an Seanadóir Andrews.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
The Senator, without interruption.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
Senator Collins, without interruption, please.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
There is no point of order.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
There is no point of order once-----
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
-----the format of the debate is agreed by the House.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
The format of the debate agreed by the House today was that once the proposer of the debate finishes, that is the conclusion of the debate.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
I thank the Senator.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
I welcome to the House, and I am reading this as it is written in the note, "and say hello to my better half, Conor Cosgrove". By the way, that is Senator Cosgrove's better half and not my better half. I also welcome his friend, Brian Kinsella, both up today from Sligo. I thank them for being here.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
We are also joined by guests of Deputy Malcolm Byrne from the Croghan Athletics Club parkrun group. They are most welcome. I know the Deputy has done something like 50 marathons or something like that.
CC
2026-05-27 · Seanad
Rental Sector: Motion
When is it proposed to meet again?