I thank the Taoiseach.
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
I thank the Taoiseach.
Time is up.
I thank the Taoiseach. I call Deputy Bacik.
The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, is champing at the bit to get going on this one.
It might be a good idea for the Deputy to nominate her young people for the National Bravery Awards.
After all that, the Minister of State has the floor.
The Minister may mean Deputy Murnane O'Connor. She and the Minister of State are both Jennifers.
Before calling the next speaker, I want to acknowledge the presence in the House of the Cathaoirleach of the Upper House who has made the journey all the way here. He is in the presence of Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska. Tá céad míle fáilte romhat - 100,000 welcomes.
Before Leaders’ Questions, I ask Members to join me in extending a very warm céad míle fáilte to our Malawian counterparts, Her Excellency Ms Catherine Gotani Hara, Speaker of the National Assembly of Malawi, who has joined us in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. Speaker Gotani Hara is leading a delegation of members of the Parliamentary Service Commission from the Parliament of Malawi on a benchmarking visit to the Houses of the Oireachtas. We welcome the group and hope their visit is a fruitful one. Great work …
Time is up, Deputy, please.
Is that agreed?
As nobody else has indicated, I will ask the Taoiseach to respond.
I thank the Taoiseach.
Is the Order of Business agreed? Agreed.
Please do not.
Will Members agree to take two minutes from each of the next two blocks of questions to give the Taoiseach a chance to respond? Agreed. We are adding four minutes to this section for a response, with the agreement of the Taoiseach.
We move to Deputy Cairns, sharing with Deputy Gannon.
I thank the Deputy.
Forgive me for interrupting but is the Deputy sharing time?
I thank the Deputy.