Thank you very much. I call Deputy Shanahan.
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
Thank you very much. I call Deputy Shanahan.
Thank you, Deputy. The time is up.
The time is up, Deputy, please.
Deputy, restrain yourself, please. The Taoiseach to reply.
Will you stop shouting, Deputy O'Donoghue?
We are out of time, but we can give 30 seconds to Deputies Bríd Smith and Tóibín.
We will not do it then if the Deputy does not want to.
On Deputy Tóibín's question.
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
As there are a lot of questions, I ask that we stick to one minute for each supplementary. I call Deputy McDonald.
I rarely interrupt Members, but it is some stretch of the imagination to relate that case to the subject matter of the business-----
I ask the Deputy to connect the subject matter-----
We are getting there.
Go on.
It is great to have two Ministers of State present. Since we have some time left, I will first call the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, and then the Minister of State, Deputy Butler.
Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021, without amendment.
I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice for those words of wisdom. I call the Minister of State. The floor is his.