Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
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
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
I thank the Minister.
We now go to Deputy Clarke, who is sharing with her colleague. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Far be it from the Deputy to do something like that.
It depends on what language it is enacted in.
I congratulate Deputy Pringle on the success of his motion.
For the information of Members, I wish to advise that I received a message from the President stating that pursuant to Article 26 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Council of State, he had referred sections 9, 10, 39, 40(2), 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 51, 57 and 58 of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022 to the Supreme Court for a decision on the question as to whether the said sections of the Bill were repugnant to the Constitution, or any provision thereof. I subsequently received a message f…
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We do not need commentary.
Deputy Smith, you are out of order. I call Deputy Tóibín.
Before moving to Questions on Promised Legislation, for the information of the House I want to remind it that on 29 December, somebody very well-known to us who is highly respected by all of us will leave the service of the House to retire and to spend more time with his wife, Lorraine. I am speaking about our deputy head usher and head of events, Tom Hickey. Tom has been with us since 2001. He worked initially in the inquiries office before becoming a team leader and he became events manager in 2011. He has been i…
I thank the Deputy; the time is up.
I thank the Deputy.
I thank the Deputy, but the time is up.
I thank the Minister.
Okay. The time is up. I thank the Minister.
I thank the Deputy; the time is up.