Are you sharing time with colleagues, Deputy Boyd Barrett?
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
Are you sharing time with colleagues, Deputy Boyd Barrett?
Next is the Regional Group and Deputy Canney is sharing time with his colleagues.
We now go to the Independent Group. Deputy Thomas Pringle to begin and he is sharing time with his colleagues.
Financial Resolutions No. 1 on Excise and No. 2 on VAT will be discussed together.
They are grouped for discussion so they must be discussed together.
Speakers will have approximately two minutes each.
I ask other Deputies to speak for one minute each please.
You could take up the whole four minutes if you want and then there would be no response.
I thank the Deputy.
All right.
I thank the Deputy.
The Minister has just one minute to reply. I apologise to Members, but the-----
Well, you possibly should-----
-----but we have already agreed the time limits-----
-----and ten minutes is all that is allowed. I am very sorry.
It did, but it is not "one time" now, I am afraid.
The Minister, please.
By the way, no one voted against or objected to the business proposal when it was put.
No, the Minister moved Financial Resolution No. 1. Perhaps he can address the two resolutions and then when we come to the second, he can move it.
The Minister has moved Financial Resolution No. 1-----