That is on Leinster Lawn.
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
That is on Leinster Lawn.
I ask Members to join with me in extending a very warm céad míle fáilte - one hundred thousand welcomes - to my counterpart from Azerbaijan, H.E. Dr. Sahiba Gafarova, who joins us in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. Dr. Gafarova is in Dublin to attend the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament, which I am honoured to host this year. She is accompanied by H.E. Ambassador Elin Suleymanov and by our good friend Terry Leyden, who is outside the door. You are heartily welcome. It is good to have you here.
We will have to go back to the gas now. I know water is great craic but-----
True.
Deputy McGrath, I am going to have to interrupt you because by order of the House, we have to finish on this now. I ask you to propose the adjournment of the debate.
When we come back, you will have a minute and six seconds.
I thought we might get through this, but alas and alack.
Amendment No 1. is in the name of the Minister, but recommital is necessary in respect this amendment and the other related amendments as they do not arise from committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 1, 3, 217 and 218 are related and will be discussed together.
Presumably, there are two amendments because they relate to two different pieces of legislation.
Amendment No. 2, in the name of the Minister, arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 2, 110 to 114, inclusive, 117 to 123, inclusive, and 203 are related. Amendments Nos. 112 and 113 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 11 and amendment No. 118 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 117. Amendments Nos. 2, 110 to 114, inclusive, 117 to 123, inclusive, and 203 will be discussed together.
I thank the Deputy. We are over time.
Thank you. We are way over time now.
The Deputy is over time.
The Deputy is over time.
Are the proposed arrangements for the week's business agreed to?
Are the proposed arrangements for this week agreed to?
Thank you, Deputy. The time is up.
Since Members are taking more time than they have been allocated, we have now run out of time, but I want to take two brief questions from Deputy Verona Murphy and Deputy Wynne.
Next is Deputy Patricia Ryan, who is sharing time with Deputy Martin Kenny.
We will move now to the question-and-answer session. The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, are with us. There are seven and a half minutes for each question-and-answer block. I take it we will do a bit of back and forth, if that is what suits Members. Our first seven-and-a-half-minute block is for Government Members.