The time is up.
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
The time is up.
I thank the Deputy. The time is up.
I thank the Taoiseach. His time is up.
The Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, has informed me that she wishes to give a personal explanation to the House, pursuant to Standing Order 56.
The House has agreed that, for the duration of the Covid-19 emergency only, the rapporteur's report on the Order of Business shall not be read out but shall be taken as read. There are two proposals to put to the House today. Is the proposal for dealing with Wednesday's business agreed to?
I understand that the Government has responded positively to this call.
In light of this information, is the proposal for today's business agreed?
It is to be debated tomorrow.
The Minister is coming in for longer than an hour or whatever Deputy Bríd Smith had been looking for, as I understand it. Is Wednesday's business agreed to?
I point out to the Deputy that Thursday is the day on which the Minister for Education is coming in. We are talking about today's business. Is today's business agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for tomorrow's business when education will be debated agreed to?
As only one teller can be produced by the Níl side, I must, in accordance with Standing Order 82, declare that the motion is carried and Thursday's business is therefore agreed to.
On the Order of Business, I call Deputy McDonald.
I am sorry, we cannot have a long debate on this matter. I call Deputy Ó Ríordáin.
I call Deputy Murnane O'Connor on the same issue.
The Taoiseach please without interruption.
That concludes Questions on Promised Legislation. Twelve Deputies were not reached today but will be given priority tomorrow.
That is a very fair point. In fact, the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform is looking at this matter of how Questions on Promised Legislation are handled, which are very often not questions on promised legislation at all. We are looking at that this week in an effort to come up with a more effective way of dealing with the issue. I thank the Deputy for that suggestion.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
If it is okay ,we will hear from Deputy Devlin and then the Ministers can respond at the end.
I thank Deputy Hourigan for raising this important matter. I can be forgiven for saying that I am particularly pleased to hear her raising this issue, because I was born in that same hospital, though a little bit after 1757. I call the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte.