CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Somebody submitted it. Senator Buttimer might wish to take the issue up with the Fine Gael Party. There is no apartheid going on in this House-----
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
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I ask Senator Buttimer-----
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
The Senator has accused the Chair of apartheid in this House.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I ask the Senator to withdraw-----
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I will circulate the email that I received from the Fine Gael Whip, and Senator Buttimer is fifth on the list. That is the system that we have operated because of Covid-19, and I know that the old system was different, whereby Members would come in, raise their hands and be taken in that order. That is not the system we are currently operating because of Covid-19. I have made that clear, week in, week out. I have asked Whips to send in the list. I know that Members arrive in and then they seem to be taken ahead of …
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I hear what Senator Buttimer is saying.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
As far as I am concerned, on any Order of Business we have ever had, nobody has been excluded.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
If I could just make this point to Senator Buttimer, his name is on the list.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
The fact that he was unaware that his name was on the list is not my fault.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
We are operating a system-----
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Senator Buttimer should let me finish.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
We have operated a system due to Covid-19 where people are asked to submit names. This is for the safety of everyone in the House. Senator Buttimer's name is on the list today. His name will be called, as will everybody else. I know people watch other Members come in and wonder why they are called to speak ahead of them. That is because we are operating this particular system. Under the old system, people would just come in and be taken in the order in which they arrived, as best we could.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
That was the point Senator Buttimer started with.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
In regard to other issues-----
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I thank Senator Buttimer.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I thank Senator Buttimer.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Senator Buttimer started off by saying there was a system of apartheid.
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
I am sorry. Could I just make the point?
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Senator Buttimer started off saying there was a system of apartheid. He said he had indicated. His name is on the list. His name is in the Chair's rota, as agreed at the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, CPP. The point he is raising regarding other Bills is before the CPP. That is a matter that will be decided at the CPP. It is an ongoing debate. As far as the Chair is concerned, in regard to the Order of Business, no Member, unless there was extreme urgency, has ever been refused. That is as far as I can reme…
CC
2020-11-24 · Seanad
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
The Senator's party Whip sent in this list and his name is on the list. The fact that Senator Buttimer is unaware of it is not the Chair's issue. If he would like me to rectify it, then he needs to do that.