FF
2025-12-03 · Seanad
Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
The Senators stood there for two minutes and continued it on.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 432 of 434 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 170 | 2020-06-29 – 2026-09-22 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 30 | 2023-03-30 – 2024-10-10 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2002-05-17–2006-07-26 · FF 2006-07-26–2007-04-30 · FF 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FF 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · FF 2025-01-29–present
The Senators stood there for two minutes and continued it on.
Not so.
That is not what was said.
On a point of order, may I ask the two Members opposite to go and talk to some of their own people who know the Standing Orders of the House and how it operates, because they obviously do not?
This happened today and it happens every other day. There is no difference today.
This is ridiculous.
Do you understand that?
It was always the way.
How long are you here now?
The vote had been called when she sat in the Chair, so-----
How long are you here now?
On a point of order-----
Every time a vote is called, it is called when she rises from her Chair.
How long are you here now?
It is no different from any other day. This is ridiculous. You are codding.
That should be withdrawn. That is not so.
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Hear, hear.
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