Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, without amendment.
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
Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, without amendment.
The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the Criminal Procedure Bill 2021 and has made no amendments thereto.
The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2021: Vote 11; Vote 12; Vote 14; Vote 15; Vote 17; Vote 18; Vote 19; Vote 39; and Vote 43.
We will hear the Minister, without interruption.
The Minister without interruption.
The Minister without interruption.
I call on Deputy McNamara.
Excuse me, Deputies.
That concludes questions on promised legislation. More than 20 Deputies have not been reached.
Is the Bill being opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2021. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a Second Time", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2) that division must be taken now.
Amendments Nos. 1 and 31 to 42, inclusive, are related. Amendments Nos. 32 to 42, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 31. Amendments Nos. 1 and 31 to 42 will be discussed together.
I call Deputy Bríd Smith, followed by Deputy Mattie McGrath.
For the information of Members, I have selected the order of speakers on the basis of when they indicated. The next speaker is Deputy Mattie McGrath.
The list in front of me has the following speakers in the order they indicated: Deputies Mattie McGrath, Boyd Barrett, Ó Murchú, Duncan Smith, Paul Murphy, Shortall, Barry, Michael Collins and McNamara. Deputy O'Rourke is also indicating.
That is one way of selecting the order of speakers.
I am not aware of that convention but it may have been followed in the past. I have simply selected Members in the order in which they indicated. I call Deputy Mattie McGrath.
The Deputy is wandering a little from the subject matter.
Does Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett have any views on this cluster of amendments? I am sure he has.