The Minister without interruption.
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
The Minister without interruption.
The Minister without interruption.
Please.
I thank the Minister and his time is up.
Time is up.
The Minister without interruption.
Time is up.
That concludes Questions on Promised Legislation. With the discretion of the House, I will make a brief comment on the earlier, rather unseemly, situation around antigen testing by bringing the House up to speed with what has happened today. We had a meeting of the Business Committee at 11 o'clock today, as we always do. The service brought a proposal to the Business Committee on antigen testing. The reason it brought it is that last week we had nine cases in the Houses of the Oireachtas. That was four times the pr…
That is very helpful. I thank Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. If it is the view of the Members that we should not make this facility available to our 1,200 staff, and we should not encourage Members to buy antigen tests here – they can do what they like in their own chemists or local outlets – and if they do not want anything to do with antigen testing conducted on the premises here, if they let us know, then the initiative can be halted. I hope that is clear.
I thank the Minister for being here to deal with this matter.
The next item of business is the motion regarding the report of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters. I understand the committee Chairman, Deputy Michael Moynihan, is indisposed and unable to be here so I invite Deputy Tully to move the motion.
I understand the Minister of State wishes to share time with Deputy Leddin and possibly Deputy Hourigan. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Many Members are offering. The next three speakers have ten minutes available to them. If Deputies Cairns, Murnane O'Connor and Canney take their ten minutes, Deputy Bacik will not get any time. I ask them maybe to relinquish two minutes each so Deputy Bacik can be accommodated. I take it Deputy Tully is sharing time in her wrap-up with Deputy Wynne. Everyone is happy. Good. I call Deputy Cairns.
I suspect in light of what Deputy Murnane O'Connor said that wee Anne will probably be acknowledged among the holy angels in the new building in Carlow.
If everyone is happy, I suggest that we hear the proposer, Deputy Tully, and Deputy Wynne, who is sharing time with her, and then the Minister can wrap up at the end.
Let us hope that sensibility might be a bit contagious as well. I call the Minister of State.
The Minister of State has an infectious enthusiasm for her job. I am afraid we do not often come across that.
The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Finance Bill 2021 and has made amendments thereto.
Please, Deputies.
The time is up, please.