Will the Deputy please resume his seat?
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 312 of 313 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 | 11,306 | 2020-02-20 – 2024-11-07 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 72 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-10-01 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2000-06-02–2002-06-26 · 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
Will the Deputy please resume his seat?
This is strategic heckling. Please allow the Tánaiste to respond.
Deputy Ó Broin, Leaders' Questions have got nothing to do with you. You will have to wait until you are Leader.
Please desist.
There is no point of order. I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.
Resume your seat, please.
Good God. Could we at least behave ourselves when there are visitors present?
I want Members to join me in extending a very warm welcome to H.E. Ms Yolisa Maya, the ambassador of South Africa. The ambassador is leaving the service in Ireland after years of sterling work on behalf of her country here. We wish her all the best.
Please.
That concludes Leaders' Questions for today and, indeed, for 2023. I beg the indulgence of the House to make a few remarks before we proceed to Questions on Policy or Legislation. As 2023 draws to a close, it is worth noting that, up to the end of November, we have processed 52,145 parliamentary questions. When today ends, we will have sat in plenary session for something in excess of 1,000 hours. We have initiated in the year 85 Bills, passed 26 Bills, held 941 committee meetings, and heard from an astonishing 2,9…
Thank you, Deputy
Time is up, Deputy, please.
Wait now. We will not have a back and forth.
Thank you, Tánaiste.
Thank you, Deputy.
You have not tried swimming it, have you?
What is the council doing about this? Is that not its job?
With the greatest of respect, the Deputy should be telling them.
It occurs to me that earlier I omitted inadvertently to say thank you and to wish happy Christmas to Peter Finnegan, represented here by Elaine Gunn, and the Houses of the Oireachtas Service. In every aspect of the services they offer us, they are superb and without parallel. We are deeply grateful to them as we are to the civil servants who work here in Leinster House, and to the political staff who support us. Finally it would be a travesty not to wish happy Christmas and all the best to the members of the press …
Is the Bill opposed?