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
I am sorry. I have allowed myself that latitude. Having given Deputy Martin Browne latitude, I suppose I will give myself a little bit as well.
No, I am going to call Deputy Ó Cuív.
I thank the Minister of State and Deputy Ó Cuív for that summation. Let us hope that today will be remembered as an historic day in the life of the Traveller community in Ireland. It is also an historic day in the life of this Chamber because it is the first time in my recollection that a Member of the Upper House came all the way down to this Chamber to present a report to us. Senator Flynn is making history in more than one way. It behoves us all also to thank Leo Bollins, the clerk to the committee, for the ster…
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill - to discuss the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, following the opening of public consultation recently; (2) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the lack of domestic violence victims accommodation provision in Laois and Offaly; (3) Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - to discuss the number…
I thank the Minister of State. Orwell-----
The Minister of State should be allowed to conclude.
I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate she has been dropped in at the deep end on these matters.
The Minister can sometimes delegate the work to somebody else.
I assume the Minister is unavoidably absent. We are grateful to the Minister of State for being here.
Tá an t-am caite.
Deputy, please.
Please, Deputies. We are way over time. I appreciate the vital importance of the issue under discussion but we do have a schedule to try to adhere to. We are already scheduled to be here until 11.25 p.m. We are already adding to that time.
I thank the Taoiseach.
The time is up.
Go raibh maith agat, Taoiseach. Tá an t-am caite.
I doubt there is any legislation planned on that.
If the Taoiseach and Deputy Kelly want to have a conversation about it they should do so outside.
Deputy, please.
This is not something we need to raise.
Will Deputy MacSharry please let the Taoiseach respond?