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
We are not going to have a debate, Deputy. Let me also make it clear that I do not make any unilateral decisions on these matters. The decision-making body was the Business Committee, acting on the basis of advice regarding public health from health and safety consultants, our own staff and the Houses of the Oireachtas Service.
I thank the Deputy. His time is up.
The time is up.
Please, allow the Minister to answer without interruption.
The time is up.
The time is up.
We cannot have a detailed conversation about this. We have procedures to follow.
The Deputy's time is up.
The Minister must be allowed to answer without interruption.
The Minister's time is up.
Questions to the Taoiseach are being taken by the Government Chief Whip.
I welcome the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. He is certainly very busy on the legislative front.
There are 20 minutes in total in the slot.
We have three more Deputies to try to get in, namely, Deputies Danny Healy-Rae, Michael Collins and Mattie McGrath.
I thank the Deputy. On behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, I would like to say he is not a Dublin man but a proud Kilkenny man. He has fairly sound rural credentials as well.
Deputy Ó Cuív is not with us. Deputy Pringle is next.
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 John Lahart - to discuss the relocation of Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School to the grounds of Firhouse College; (2) Deputies Catherine Connolly and Éamon Ó Cuív - to discuss the need for an ambulance base located centrally in Connemara to ensure all of Connemara is covered all of the time; (3) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the nationa…
I must say that I have found all of the contributions so far to be absolutely riveting. Deputy Higgins, who is sharing with Deputy Cowen, is next.
You have never let me down so far.
I thank Deputy Durkan. Deputy Connolly is sharing with her colleague, Deputy Pringle. Who is speaking first?