The Deputy's time is up.
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
The Deputy's time is up.
Deputy, please.
Please, Deputy. Allow the Minister to continue without interruption.
Will Deputy Doherty-----
Please, Deputy Doherty, a little order.
The Deputy is out of order.
Please do not ignore the Chair. You are out of order and your time is up.
Please allow the Minister to continue without interruption.
Please, let the Minister answer.
Let me make clear that the Minister with responsibility for planning is statutorily barred from interfering in any way or making representations in any way on any planning file. That is a simple fact of life.
It seems that this is something the Deputy should be bringing to An Garda Síochána.
We are out of time but I will take 30-second questions from the three remaining Deputies, starting with Deputy O'Connor.
Before going to the sos, I want to make a brief comment about yesterday. It is a matter that has been discussed this morning at the Business Committee. The service has had early-morning discussions, with our new Superintendent and with An Garda Síochána, about the events that took place outside the House yesterday. Events outside the House do not fall within our direct responsibility and it is a matter for the management of An Garda Síochána. However, what happened yesterday was without precedent. It was a fundamen…
I thank the Minister and I am sure we all agree with that.
Deputy Joan Collins is sharing with Deputy Connolly.
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 Jennifer Whitmore - To discuss ongoing school bus cancellations in Wicklow.Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - To discuss the ongoing lack of access to Clongriffin Dart station from Baldoyle.Deputy Pat Buckley - To discuss the lack of sufficient bus services from Youghal to Midleton train station in county Cork.Deputy Réada Cronin - To discuss the public acquisi…
I thank the Minister of State, who was spot on time. Deputy Gannon is sharing time with Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.
In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 27 September 2023.
Before I ask the Minister of State to come back in, I have in the past while seen that Ministers come in with scripts prepared for them by somebody else or by a different Department. We are very grateful to the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, for being here to take this matter, but it is completely unacceptable for any Department to provide a Minister, who is good enough to be here to deal with the issue, with a script that does not address the issue. It is not fair to the Minister of State and it is most certai…
No, we cannot have a debate on it.