Why did you not say that earlier?
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
Why did you not say that earlier?
Okay, I will ask the question again. Na Teachtaí atá ar thaobh na tairisceana, abraidís “Tá”. Na Teachtaí atá ina coinne, abraidís “Níl”. The question is carried.
Before moving on to Leaders' Questions, I want to extend a very warm céad míle fáilte, one hundred thousand welcomes, to Mr Kiliç, MP, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee from the Grand Assembly of Türkiye who is leading a delegation on a two-day trip to Ireland. They have joined us in the distinguished visitors’ gallery. They are accompanied by someone who is well known to us, Ambassador Olcay, the Turkish Ambassador to Ireland. I hope that their visit proves both enlightening and fruitful.
The time is up.
That concludes Leaders' Questions.
Thank you Deputy Bacik.
The time is up Deputy.
Time is up, Deputy.
Does the Deputy have a question?
Then will he ask it?
I thank the Deputy, but we are way over time.
What we have been considering, although one might not realise it, was a motion to instruct the committee. The question now is whether the motion is agreed.
I am afraid there is a problem with the ordering of business for today. I must now adjourn the House until 5.30 p.m. when we will resume the Report Stage debate on the Communications Regulation Bill 2022. We obviously did not get our ducks in order when we were scheduling the business-----
It is a very sensible suggestion. The only way in which that could be done is if the Chief Whip were to come back in and make a revised order.
If the Chief Whip came back and made a revised order-----
I do not know where the Government Chief Whip is right now. Could the Minister of State help us?
We will adjourn-----
Yes, I agree, and it would enable us to finish at a reasonable hour. We will suspend the House for ten minutes and-----
Why stop you now? Go on.
No, and I am looking at a note now that says it will not be possible. This was discussed yesterday with the Whip's office and rearranging the business is not possible. That is what I am seeing on the screen in front of me now.