I thank the Taoiseach. That brings us to the end of Taoiseach's Questions.
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 thank the Taoiseach. That brings us to the end of Taoiseach's Questions.
I am afraid the time is up. I thank the Taoiseach and Members for those questions.
The Minister for Health will make a brief statement for the information for the House.
There is only time for Deputy Carroll MacNeill to introduce her question.
Given the urgency of the issue the Deputy is raising, will it be possible for the Minister to give a brief response and perhaps liaise with the Deputy afterwards?
Yes, please.
Is that acceptable, Deputy?
Yes.
I thank the Deputy and the Minister. I hope other Members will accept that in the unique circumstances that the Deputy outlined, we had to give a little flexibility. Let me again lament the fact that something of that nature would have to be raised here at all.
Amendments No. 1 to 9, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
Agreement to the Seanad amendments is reported to the House. A message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly.
I thank the Deputy. Deputy Quinlivan has some brief closing remarks.
In a word, when is the Bill likely to be enacted?
That is good. I thank the Minister of State.
We have 180 minutes in which to deal with the business before us. We will suspend the House pending the arrival of the Minister.
The Minister might prevail on some of his colleagues to invest in some of those electric scooters. They are very useful for getting around the place quickly.
Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.
Is any other Member indicating? No. We will go back to the Minister.
Given the volume of amendments we all want to get to, it would be a good idea to move on.
Amendments Nos. 3, 9, 10, 14 and 15 are related and will be discussed together. Amendment No. 10 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 9.