Please, the time is up. I call Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, on behalf of the Rural 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
Please, the time is up. I call Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, on behalf of the Rural Independent Group.
Before proceeding to the Order of Business, I wish to announce for the information of the House that I received a letter of resignation yesterday from Deputy Eoghan Murphy, Member of Dáil Éireann for the constituency of Dublin Bay South. I have laid the letter before the Dáil. In accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 230, the resignation took effect upon receipt of the letter.
We all join with the Taoiseach wholeheartedly in sending the Minister our good wishes.
The House has agreed that for the duration of the Covid-19 emergency only, the rapporteur's report of the Business Committee will be taken as read. Arising from it, there are just two proposals to be considered. Is the proposal for dealing with Wednesday's business agreed to?
It would be a most unusual step for the House to intervene in any way in an operational matter for An Garda Síochána.
I can see Deputy Cairns indicating, but I can only take one speaker from each group. Deputy Mattie McGrath has spoken already.
We cannot really get into the details of this.
The Taoiseach, please, without interruption.
Is Wednesday's business agreed to?
Is the proposal for Thursday's business agreed?
The Deputy made that point already.
We cannot get into a detailed debate.
We have heard a Member from the Rural Independent Group and I cannot take a second speaker.
We will hear from the Taoiseach now.
The Taoiseach without interruption.
Will all the Members behave with a little decorum? Members of the public are watching these proceedings and they would like to think that we can reasonably and rationally debate the issues. Questions have been put to the Taoiseach. Will Members allow him to answer?.
Everybody has made their positions clear. The question is that Thursday’s business be agreed to.
Unfortunately, time has now elapsed and we have no time to take Questions on Promised Legislation.
I thank the Taoiseach. Unfortunately, we are out of time.
It is something we can look at.