Your Excellency, President Metsola, I thank you for those wise and inspirational words.
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
Your Excellency, President Metsola, I thank you for those wise and inspirational words.
I ask Deputies please to try to stick to the allocated times.
Deputy, please.
Please, yes.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Thank you, Deputy Canney. I got a bit confused there at the start because I obviously misheard you. I thought you were having a problem in your constituency with people jumping into bogs but it was "dumping" into bogs.
We are reassured, anyway, by that. We will move to the Government slot now, with Deputies Ó Cathasaigh and Devlin sharing time.
Maybe the younger Deputy could go first?
I call Deputy Mattie McGrath, who might be sharing time with his colleagues.
Today, 1 February, is St. Brigid's day. St. Brigid was a peacemaker who promoted healing and reconciliation. I need not remind Members that today, on St. Brigid's Day, war still rages in many parts of the world. With that in mind, in a moment I will ask Members to stand for a minute's silence, a pause for peace, if you like, to show solidarity with those innocent persons whose lives have been damaged or destroyed by war, and to support the cause of worldwide peace. Before we stand, I understand the Taoiseach wishes…
We will now take what we hope will be a peaceful Leaders' Questions.
The Deputy's time is up.
We are way over time.
The Taoiseach should be allowed to speak without interruption.
Could the Deputies please not interrupt?
Some people need it more often.
There are no amendments tabled for Report Stage.
The Bill will be sent to the Seanad.
Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
Everybody is very agreeable today. I thank Members for their co-operation. The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad.