I welcome the Minister of State to the House.
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
I welcome the Minister of State to the House.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
When is it proposed to sit again?
I welcome the Minister of State. The debate will follow in the normal pattern. The Minister of State will have ten minutes to speak, the group spokespeople will have ten minutes and any other Senators after that will have four minutes.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, here this afternoon. While he is acting for the Minister, he might ask for more funding for his Department in the upcoming sports capital programme. The Bill follows the approval at Cabinet last April when the Minister for Finance, Deputy McGrath, announced plans to bring forward this legislation so that Ireland can participate in a number of key financial supports for Ukraine. These supports will enhance Ireland’s comprehensive response to the crisis. The Minister of …
I call the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, who will have ten minutes. Group spokespersons will have ten minutes and all other Senators will have five minutes.
I thank the Minister of State. Senator Horkan has up to ten minutes.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
I wish to be associated with the Cathaoirleach's comments about former Member Mr. Tom Hussey. Senator Murphy will speak later and will second the Cathaoirleach's motion, if that is all right. I wish to raise two issues. I am a broken record on the first issue, which relates to the hospitality sector. I am calling again for a holistic debate on the value of the hospitality sector in Ireland. There have been significant closures in the Cathaoirleach's constituency in the recent period. The heart and soul of the hospi…
It cannot be moved yet. We take one amendment at a time.
I ask the Senator to speak to the amendment. I understand his frustrations in this regard.
Without interruption please.
Senators, please. Without interruption.
Sorry Senator, do not interrupt Senator McDowell.
I ask the Senator to refrain from speaking while Senator McDowell has the floor. She will have her time in a few minutes.
I ask the Senator to speak to the amendment.
The Senator can do so as long as they are relevant to the amendment.
The motion regarding the statement for the information of voters in relation to the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 will be debated in conjunction with the Second Stage of the Bill, but will not be moved until the Fifth Stage is concluded. Debate now follows in the normal pattern, with the Minister having ten minutes and all Senators having ten minutes. I welcome the Minister to the House and call on him to make his opening remarks.