Please desist.
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
Please desist.
Please, please, we cannot have the litany of the saints.
All right.
Thank you very much, Deputy.
Thank you. Mind yourself there.
We might have an official opening of the place in due course, when the scheme is finished.
The House has agreed that for the duration of the emergency only, the report of the Business Committee will be taken as read. Arising from it, there are three proposals to put to the House today. Is the proposal for dealing with Tuesday's business agreed to?
We cannot have a long debate about it now.
Has the Deputy a proposal?
That is fine. The Deputy has made his proposal.
There is nothing on the theory test on the Order of Business for today.
Has the Deputy a proposal?
Taoiseach, we cannot really have a debate about these matters.
We cannot have a lengthy debate.
To be clear on that matter, a special notice question was tabled and the Government, as I understand it, decided that it would facilitate the debate on this by allowing for 110 minutes, which has been added to the end of the day.
I would be very surprised if there was any Member of this House or anyone else with an interest in politics who was not aware that we came here reluctantly and that we have stayed here reluctantly.
All of this has been done on the basis of the best public health advice available to us. As long as that advice encourages us to remain here, we will have to consider doing so. When the advice tells us to revert to Leinster House, that is what we will do. If people want to go sooner, we will have to balance that wish against the public health advice we are being given.
We have debated this matter to death. Is the proposal for dealing with Tuesday's business agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Wednesday's business agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with Thursday's business agreed to? Agreed.
I ask the Taoiseach to be brief in his reply.
The Deputy's time is up.