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
Amendment No. 1, in the name of Deputy Whitmore, arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 1, 17 and 30 are related and will be discussed together.
We will resume on amendment No. 2 in the name of the Minister. Amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, and No. 9 are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 3 is a physical alternative to amendment No.2.
Amendments Nos. 5 to 8, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 10 and 11 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Amendments Nos. 12 to 14, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 13 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 12.
Amendment No. 12 having been agreed to, amendment No. 13, in the name of Deputy Bríd Smith, cannot be moved.
Amendments Nos. 15 and 16 are related and will be discussed together. The latter amendment is a physical alternative to the former.
Amendments Nos. 18 and 19 are related and will be discussed together.
Amendment Nos. 20 to 22, inclusive, are related and may be taken together.
The Deputy does not wish to speak to the grouping. I ask the Minister to reply.
Amendment No. 24 is in the name of Deputy Bacik but is being moved by Deputy Sherlock.
Amendments Nos. 25 to 29, inclusive, are out of order.
Amendment No. 25 does not arise out of committee proceedings. Therefore it cannot be taken on Report Stage. It was not considered on Committee Stage.
I will. Amendment No. 25 is out of order. Amendment No. 26 is out of order. Amendment No. 27 is out of order. These do not arise out of committee proceedings. Amendment No. 28 is out of order because it does not arise out of committee proceedings. Amendment No. 29 is out of order for the same reason.
The Deputy may comment on the section.
No. We have gone through the process and there is no time for any further discussion. The Minister has proposed that the Bill do now pass, so it either does or does not. The Bill will then be sent to the Seanad and the Minister has indicated that he will table further amendments there. Those amendments will have to come back before the Dáil and there will be another debate on the Bill at that point.
We are always grateful to our officials for the hard work they do.
That concludes Leaders' Questions. My apologies. Deputy Pringle gets another go.
Are the arrangements for this week's business agreed to?
The debate can be facilitated the week we are back.
I want to make it clear that at every meeting of the Business Committee statements are requested on a variety of issues. To give the Government its due, it has tried to facilitate all those requests over a period of time. If the Whip is saying he will do it the week after next, we can take him at his word.