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
Amendments Nos. 3, 4, 9 and 10 arise out of committee proceedings. They are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Senator Cummins wants to come back in as this is a recommittal.
Amendment No. 6 has been ruled out of order.
Amendment No. 8 has been ruled out of order.
Pursuant to Standing Order 154, it is reported that the committee has amended the Title to the Bill.
When is it proposed to take next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Now.
Now.
Now.
The next matter is in the name of Senator Crowe.
I thank the Senator. I interject to say we have already merged with Wexford and he is right to raise certain issues today because there is still a bit of work to be done on the amalgamations, specifically that of the divisions of Wicklow and Wexford. The jury is still out on how that is working out on the ground so the Senator is right to raise the issue.
Yes. That should be no problem.
I thank the Minister of State for his time. I also thank the Senators.
I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He is becoming a regular visitor. I believe he will be back again next week. This is another piece of the insurance reform jigsaw that is being put in place. It is good to see that there have been no amendments and that the Dáil has more or less recognised it for what it is doing and has accepted that. However, we still have a long way to go within the insurance sector to make additional reforms to get it to where we realistically need to get it. Any of us who have work…
I am very conscious of the time. We have only five minutes left and I have two speakers. I ask Senator Higgins to leave some time. I would appreciate that.
When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.