FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
I will make one final point. When an election happens, there is a fundamental obligation to form a Government-----
Micheál Martin
Rhetoric & votes →On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 509 of 516 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 19,180 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-30 |
Membership spells on record: FF 1989-06-15–1992-11-05 · FF 1992-11-25–1997-05-15 · FF 1997-06-06–2002-04-25 · FF 2002-05-17–2007-04-30 · FF 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FF 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
Record
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
-----which has been completely lost of sight of-----
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
-----and the importance-----
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Keep shouting, keep shouting.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
The point I was making was that Governments were formed with the support of three Independent TDs, no one at the time------
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
It is noteworthy that people on the opposite side do not want to hear a response to the questions being asked.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
It is a complete shoutdown. They shout down the debate because they do not want to hear explanations.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
No Opposition TD ever lost any rights to this day. This has been proved by multiple senior counsel opinions at this stage under previous Standing Orders.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
The Deputy feigns sympathy for the Government backbenchers-----
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
-----but there is an issue around proportionality in terms of how the Dáil is structured. In recent times, from 2016 onwards when we changed the thresholds to allow smaller groups to be formed, there has been a wholly disproportionate platform for some representatives, such as when one Independent joins three or four other Independents. They have had far more speaking time than Government backbenchers have had over the last five years and that is going to change. This is an attempt to rebalance that.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
I am not very selective
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Deputy, with the greatest of respect, your party was very grateful for the fact we were sympathetic enough-----
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
-----to accommodate you when you lost a whole range of seats.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
I am fine.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
The people voted in the last general election-----
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
-----and they clearly voted, whether you like it or not-----
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
It seems the election result never sunk in with people on the opposite side.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
That is just a reality. Therefore, it fell to this side of the House-----
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
-----to form a government.
FF
2025-03-25 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael did not have the numbers.