I ask the Taoiseach to address the question asked by Deputy Mattie McGrath.
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
I ask the Taoiseach to address the question asked by Deputy Mattie McGrath.
I am sorry; the Deputy may not have a second bite at the cherry.
The Taoiseach without interruption.
That concludes questions on promised legislation. We only reached the seven group leaders today. The 24 other Members who indicated will have to go on tomorrow's list.
The Standing Business Committee has completed its consideration under Standing Order 30 of the request by the Minister for Justice to waive the requirement for pre-legislative scrutiny under Standing Order 173 on the general scheme and the draft heads of the criminal justice (amendment) Bill 2020 and has agreed thereto.
Minister, there are shades of "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" there for Longford.
I apologise to Deputy Cian O'Callaghan as I should have called him in the previous slot.
I understand Deputies Kerrane and Mythen are sharing time.
Deputy Bríd Smith is sharing time with Deputy Paul Murphy.
My apologies to Deputy Murphy but we cannot go over that point again. The next speaker is Deputy Ó Cuív and he is sharing time with Deputies Pádraig O'Sullivan, O'Connor, Aindrias Moynihan and Higgins.
The Minister might correspond with the Deputies whose questions he has not had a chance to address. Deputy Martin Browne is sharing with his colleague, Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh.
Deputy Verona Murphy is sharing with Deputy Matt Shanahan.
I call Deputy Verona Murphy and then we will go back to the Minister, if we have time.
No, I cannot direct the Minister to do that.
I know. The Deputy should go on with his next question. He might do better.
The Minister has indicated that the task force will meet.
We are talking about Covid-19 and its impact on the agrifood sector.
That is an element of the debate, but what does the appointment of whoever it might be to a board have to do with Covid?
All right. That is fair enough.
I do not know that it is correct to be focusing on an identifiable person.