As Deputy Tóibín is not present, I will move on to Deputy Griffin.
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
As Deputy Tóibín is not present, I will move on to Deputy Griffin.
Did the Deputy and Tánaiste call to Kilgarvan?
We have concluded right on time. I thank everyone for their co-operation.
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to the House.
I call Deputy Durkan, who is returning to an issue close to his heart. He wishes to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to discuss measures to safeguard and protect children in sensitive family law cases.
Before I call the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, I want to say that we heard some of this case last week when the Minister, Deputy O’Gorman, was here to deal with it from the point of view of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. I thought long and hard about whether to select this issue today, but I have selected it because nobody is identifiable and because Deputy Durkan has demonstrated over a very considerable period his deep concern about this issue. It raises fundamenta…
The Deputy's time is up.
A division has been demanded. In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the vote is deferred until the weekly division time this evening.
Before proceeding to Leaders’ Questions, I want to welcome our distinguished guests in the Gallery, the Speaker of the Maltese Parliament, Dr. Anlu Farrugia. He is accompanied by four parliamentarians, namely, Carmelo Abela, Randolph De Battista, Graham Bencini and Robert Cutajar. They are more than welcome. We value the friendship of the small islands that Malta is and we look forward to continue working with them.
Thank you, Deputy. The time is up.
Please, Deputy, let the Minister answer.
The time is up, Minister.
Deputy Doherty should not be intervening.
Sorry, the time is up.
The Minister is finished.
Deputies, please. A little bit of decorum.
Time is up, Deputy.
Please allow the Minister to answer.
Thank you, Deputy. The time is up.
Thank you, Minister.