Is the Bill opposed?
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
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Given the number of questions, I suggest 30-second contributions from each Deputy.
If Deputies wish to take five minutes from the second grouping, we can take one-minute questions from each Deputy. Is that agreed? Agreed.
We will have to take those two minutes from the next question.
I ask Deputy Ó Murchú to be very brief.
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to deal with this particular piece of business.
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and will be taken together.
Amendments Nos. 2, 7 to 9, inclusive, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 24 to 31, inclusive, 33, 35 to 52, inclusive, 54, 56, 62 and 63 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 10, 53 and 55 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 21 and 60 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 32 and 34 are related and may be discussed together.
Agreement to the Seanad amendments is reported to the House and a message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly.
Seanad amendments are proposed from the Chair. They are not moved by the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Malcolm Noonan. The Minister of State is proposing that certain of the Seanad amendments be rejected and that certain amendments consequential on the rejection of the Seanad amendments be made instead. The Minister of State will move any amendments consequential on the rejection of the Seanad amendments. Let us get this show on the road. Deputy Ó Broin is see…
The lists should be viewed together. They were originally viewed as amendments to amendments, but the Minister of State is now tabling his own separate, free-standing, focused amendments. They are alternatives to what was originally proposed.
The text is the same as the text that appeared on the original list. Seanad amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related. Amendment No. 1c is consequential on the rejection of Seanad amendments Nos. 1 and 2. Seanad amendment No. 1, amendment No. 1c and Seanad amendment No. 2 will be discussed together.
I thank the Minister of State. A number of us have been anxious to see this Bill restored to the Order Paper, so I thank the Minister of State and his team for ensuring that has happened.
Let us not start ranging all over the legislation. We are focusing on amendments Nos. 1 and 2, and we will subsequently deal with the other business.
We are not going to have a Second Stage debate on it.
Deputy Murphy can target his question at the two amendments we are dealing with.