Departments are not the arbiters of whether Deputies must take or leave it.
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
Departments are not the arbiters of whether Deputies must take or leave it.
The Deputy should talk to my office about that.
The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, is very welcome and we are glad he is here to deal with this matter.
I thank the Deputy.
Time is up, please.
I thank the Minister; time is up.
We will be coming back to the Minister.
The Minister to conclude.
We cannot have a back-and-forth.
That concludes that question.
Before proceeding to Deputy Carthy's question, I ask Members to join with me in extending a céad míle fáilte, one hundred thousand welcomes, to my Ukrainian counterpart and friend, H.E. Mr. Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, who joins us in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery today. Mr. Stefanchuk is in Dublin to attend and speak at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament, which I am honoured to host this year. I also welcome the chief and deputy chief of staff of the Verkhovna Rada, Mr. S…
I thank everyone involved.
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Michael Healy-Rae - To discuss the backlog of waiting times with driving tests. Deputy Patrick Costello - To discuss staffing issues in special care units. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - To discuss what steps are being taken to introduce a public, affordable, not-for-profit childcare model. Deputy Martin Browne - To discuss the regular interruption…
The vótáil is deferred until the voting time this evening.
I welcome Deputy McDonald.
The Deputy is making accusations against somebody who is not in the House and not in a position to defend-----
I am loathe to comment on any Member's contribution but I believe we are being unnecessarily harsh. I know this matter is in the public arena and is being discussed but it is inappropriate for us to personally criticise the Commissioner or any public official in that way.
I call An Taoiseach to respond now, please.
On the issue of parental alienation.
Is it good?