Bogaimid ar aghaidh leis an Rialtas agus an Teachta Malcolm Byrne. I wish him well with his sore arm.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 125 of 781 decisive votes (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Independent | 3,752 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-10-01 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 504 | 2020-06-30 – 2026-02-11 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2007-05-24–2010-06-29 · IND 2010-06-29–2011-01-25 · IND 2011-01-25–2011-02-01 · IND 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · IND 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · IND 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · IND 2024-11-29–present
Bogaimid ar aghaidh leis an Rialtas agus an Teachta Malcolm Byrne. I wish him well with his sore arm.
Anois, bogaimid ar aghaidh le Teachtaí ón grúpa Neamhspleách réigiúnach - an Teachta Gillian Toole, an Teachta Barry Heneghan agus mé féin.
Táim buíoch den Chathaoirleach Gníomhach freisin for allowing me time to speak here. I am not as enthusiastic as some people about the spending on our European military. Some people, such as the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, Deputy Lahart, would say that it might help with our situation regarding illegal migrants here. Possibly, but I live in hope. We need to build relations with President Trump, the Republican Party, Vice President Vance and the Irish diaspora. I visited the White House, thankfully, for the shamrock pr…
Go raibh maith agat.
Will you dance to my tune now, please?
Will I take one more question and the Minister of State can answer three?
The Deputy will get her chance. Deputy Lahart.
The Deputy had three minutes to ask the question. Be fair.
There was.
How much more time does the Deputy want? Please.
An Teachta Lahart has a brief question which I disallowed him earlier. It was in error.
Briefly, now, please.
Go raibh maith agat. Anois tá cúig nóiméad ag an Aire Stáit chun----
We are moving on. I call the Minister of State to wrap up.
Is there a reward?
I too want to thank everybody involved in this, from the Office of the Attorney General and indeed the Law Reform Commission. I can only imagine the vast volumes of work and time, the painstaking work that had to be undertaken here to bring forward these badly needed changes. It spans from 1821 right up to 1861, including the Famine. I think of our forefathers, O'Connell, Michael Davitt, the Land League and everybody else from those times. I listened to the previous speakers and most of them recounted. I defer to D…
On a point of clarification, I want to inform Deputy McDonald that I am neither lad nor lacky. She gets her instructions from the army council in Belfast.
I am moving on. The Deputy is eating into her colleagues' time.
Please, Deputy.
I am now. I missed it at the start but I will do my best.