The next speaker is Deputy Pringle, on behalf of the Independent Group.
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 next speaker is Deputy Pringle, on behalf of the Independent Group.
For the information of the House, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has been nominated to the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight.
It has been agreed that for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis, the rapporteur's report will be taken as read. Are the proposed arrangements for business this week agreed to?
Do any other Members wish to contribute on the Order of Business?
No, you can only have one opportunity to speak.
That is not a point of clarification.
I will use plain language now. The Deputy is out of order. Does anyone else wish to speak on the Order of Business? If not, I will take it that the proposed arrangements for the week's business is agreed to, insofar as the Tánaiste has accepted there will be a debate on this matter in the near future. Is that agreed?
In addition, Deputy Holly Cairns has had a Topical Issue matter selected on the same issue.
We are going to run out of time, so I will take Deputies McAuliffe and Ryan. They have 30 seconds each.
As agreed on the Order of Business today, the motion on the extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020, the motion on the extension of the Health (Amendment) Act 2020, and the motion on the extension of the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020 will be debated together. However, the motions are only being debated together; they are not being moved together. Therefore, they are not being decided by one question. Acc…
Deputy Carthy is sharing with his colleagues, Deputies Mitchell, Brady and Munster.
We now go to the Rural Independent Group where Deputy Michael Collins is sharing time with Deputies Carol Nolan, Richard O'Donoghue, Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Healy-Rae.
I thought the Deputy was going to do the litany of the saints.
That concludes statements on breast cancer awareness month. I thank the Ministers of State and the Deputies who partook in what was an interesting and, no doubt, very important debate.
The Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, is always here for any of her issues that are being dealt with.
I thank the Deputy and Minister of State for dealing with that important matter.
It is a very important matter.
It was obviously inspired.
Before proceeding, I should caution Members that by way of quotation, which may or may not be substantiated, Members should not seek to further coarsen the nature of debate in this House. I am conscious that, notwithstanding the importance of the matter before us, Teachta Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire is the only other person offering. Would it make more sense that we hear Deputy Ó Laoghaire and the Minister of State then make his contribution in response and Deputy Ó Snodaigh wrap up? There is no point in going around in …
I do not think we could stop Deputy Ó Snodaigh.