CC
2025-10-22 · Seanad
Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Is that agreed? Agreed.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 559 of 562 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 501 | 2020-10-08 – 2026-09-24 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 315 | 2020-06-29 – 2026-07-14 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · FF 2025-01-29–present
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
The debate will proceed in the normal manner. The Minister of State will have ten minutes, group spokespeople will have ten minutes and all other Senators will have five minutes.
Senator Murphy is sharing time with Senator Kelleher. Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to sit again?
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, for coming to the House today.
I thank the Minister of State for coming in this morning.
I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Budget 2026 is a forward-looking and pragmatic plan that invests in Ireland's future while safeguarding the jobs, prosperity and stability of today. It also tackles the urgent challenges we are facing in housing and infrastructure while also building the resilience we need to navigate an era of profound global and domestic change. As the first budget of this Government's term, it sets out a clear tone for sustained delivery in the years ahead. Our economy continues to d…
It is on the record.
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, to the House.
I thank the Minister of State for coming in today.
For the information of the House, while Wicklow can be considered the youngest county or the last county to be created in 1606, when it comes to the investment in public transport infrastructure, we are definitely the last county to be considered. I look on with a bit of jealousy as the Deputy Leader sits there, because when it comes to the national rail review, I hear discussions about four-track services, increases to treble-track or double-track services and new stations in counties around Dublin, while in Wickl…
Now.
Now.
Now.
I thank the nominator and seconder for my six hours in the Chair today.