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
No. To be clear about procedure, where a Minister from another Department is taking a Topical Issue, the Member tabling the Topical Issue is supposed to be informed by the Department that the Topical Issue will be taken by somebody else.
If the Deputy tabling the matter is not happy, then they can have it deferred. You should not be here not knowing that somebody from a different Department is going to take the question. It is not the Minister of State, Deputy Burke's fault.
That should not happen.
Deputy Healy-Rae wishes to discuss CIÉ salaried pensioners, who have had no increase granted to their pensions since 2008.
I am a little bit worried now, before the Minister of State answers. If this is a case before the courts, I do not know how we have not been advised of that.
I take it we would have been advised if it were before the courts. It would be sub judice and we would not be dealing with it.
The case is not sub judice , is it?
I presume the Department would know if it were sub judice .
I will say something else. We have just done something that I do not think we would ever have done before. I thank the Minister of State for being here to deal with this. I acknowledge that he and the Minister, Deputy Ryan, are unfailingly helpful in dealing with the House and Members. I also acknowledge that, routinely, when matters relating to transport are tabled for Topical Issues, we get a call from the Department of Transport to say it has no responsibility for them. We have just had a debate about something …
I thank all the Deputies who tabled Topical Issues and the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, for being here to deal with them.
Could we please stop----
Deputy, could we please stop shouting?
I ask Members to join me in extending a warm céad míle fáilte to our colleagues from The National Assembly of Vietnam who have joined us in the Distinguished Visitors' Gallery. The delegation is lead by Mrs. Pham Thuy Chinh, Vice Chairperson of the Committee of Financial and Budgetary Affairs. You are most welcome. I assume your parliament is more sedate than ours has managed to be today.
The time is up, please.
I thank the Deputy. His time is up.
Deputy Alan Farrell is not here. I call Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh.
That concludes Questions on Policy or Legislation. Members made reference to the passing of the magnificent artist that was Shane MacGowan and to the burial today of the exceptional political leader that was Tras Honan. It would be appropriate if we stood for a minute's silence in memory of both of them.
Ar dheis láimh Dé go raibh an bheirt acu.
I thank the Deputy and he has made his point. We will have less time if we do not begin.
Yes. Ar aghaidh leat.