Amendments Nos. 15, 17 and 69 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement.
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
Amendments Nos. 15, 17 and 69 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement.
I ask Members to extend a warm céad míle fáilte to Ms Louise B. Halfe, Poet Laureate of the Canadian Parliament, and her colleagues, Mr. Joseph Naytowhow and Mr. Brian Solomon. They are accompanied by Ambassador Nancy Smyth and Ms Halfe’s husband, Mr. Peter Butt. Also in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery, we have members of the Lucht Fáiltithe group who are facilitating Ms Halfe’s visit to Ireland. They are being very carefully looked after by our colleague, Deputy David Stanton, who is chair of the parliamentary …
The Deputy has made his point.
Deputy, please.
Deputies, please. From the Regional Group, I call Deputy Canney.
I thank the Taoiseach. The time is up.
I thank the Taoiseach.
It is a family affair.
I call Deputy Cathal Crowe, who is sharing time with Deputies Ó Cuív, O’Dea, McGuinness, Bruton and Carroll MacNeill.
Thank you.
Deputy Gould will have his chance in a minute.
Go raibh maith agat.
For the information of Deputy Ó Cuív, if Second Stage is approved today, it is intended to refer the Bill to the Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.
Let there be no panic.
For the information of Deputy O'Dea, as regards the timing allocated, I accept his point that it represents a vast departure from the traditional way of approaching the Finance Bill and the Social Welfare Bill, but the time is allocated by party whips, in this case the Government Chief Whip. In fact, the time available for Second Stage debates is also decided by the Government Chief Whip and the Government.
I know that.
Perhaps he will take up the issue with his parliamentary party.
I thank the Minister.
If I let the Minister go on any longer, I will be in trouble as well because we have run over time.
Earlier today, I mentioned that the Bill would be referred to the select committee. However, I am now told the Government has indicated the Bill will be taken in committee of the whole Dáil next week. Deputy Ó Cuív was better informed than I was, I am afraid.