If the Taoiseach wants, he can take five minutes from the next group of questions. Is that agreed? Agreed.
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
If the Taoiseach wants, he can take five minutes from the next group of questions. Is that agreed? Agreed.
The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad. I thank Deputies for their co-operation.
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2, arising out of committee proceedings, are related and can be taken together.
Amendment No. 1 is a proposed new section 28, not a new section 26, as incorrectly printed in the numbered list. Amendment No. 2 should be a proposed new section 31 of the Bill, not section 29, as incorrectly printed in the numbered list.
If the Minister of State does not speak for too long he will be all right.
I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Troy. I congratulate him and his team, and all the Deputies, for bringing this important piece of work to this stage. The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad.
Will the Deputies just let the Minister speak?
If there is going to be more of this, I will suspend the House.
Let us not make fools of ourselves.
May I make a point? My job is to attempt to ensure that everybody here has an opportunity to express their views. That includes the Minister, as much as it does everybody else. I am afraid we are witnessing strategic heckling taking place here on an ongoing basis. If it persists, we will have to take action to put a stop to it because it is objectionable. It is preventing people from speaking. As I see it, you may reject everything the Minister says. That is fine. I have no problem with that. You have additional ti…
I thank the Minister.
We are moving on. Next is Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, who is sharing time with Deputies Andrews, Mitchell and Munster.
The time is up.
The time is up. I thank the Deputy.
The Deputy should please conclude, as the time is up.
Yes, after the Minister's amendment has been dealt with.
Please.
Please. Allow the Minister to speak without interruption.
Please.
Time is up, Deputy, please.