We are going to wrap up now. I will ask the Minister of State for any other points she wants to make.
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 going to wrap up now. I will ask the Minister of State for any other points she wants to make.
The Bill will be sent to Seanad Éireann. Congratulations to everybody involved in what is an important piece of legislation.
I want to note a request for a clerk's correction. Seanad amendment No. 26 was processed incorrectly and an "or" was removed from the text of the ministerial amendments that were submitted. I understand the Minister is going to give a direction to the clerk.
I hereby direct the clerk to incorporate the change. Amendments Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, 7 to 17, inclusive, 21 to 37, inclusive, 64 to 68, inclusive, 75, 76, 79, 82, 83, 85 and 87 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 6, 18 to 20, inclusive, 60 to 63, inclusive, 69 to 74, inclusive, 77, 78, 80, 81, 84, 86 and 88 are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 38 to 49, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
Amendments Nos. 50 to 59, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
There endeth the-----
A message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly.
I thank the Minister and her officials, the members of the Opposition and all those who have contributed to this very important legislation. I congratulate the Minister on having, after a long gestation period, brought it to final fruition. It is very disappointing she is speaking to a Chamber that is largely empty. One wonders why there are not more Members present for something which is of such fundamental importance, but the Minister and I and others have no control over that. Thank you all and congratulations t…
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I thank Deputy McDonald.
I call Deputy Doherty to order, please.
I ask Deputies to stop heckling.
I call Deputy Holly Cairns.
I ask Deputies to have a bit of maturity, please.
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Is that agreed?
Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?