Gabh mo leithscéal. The nearer the church, the further from God.
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
Gabh mo leithscéal. The nearer the church, the further from God.
If I had grown quickly, I might have been able to see out over the top.
Deputy McAuliffe is next. It is very difficult to see him in his dark corner.
Does the Minister of State wish to respond now or proceed to Committee Stage?
If the Minister of State wishes to respond to the Members, she may.
I congratulate the Minister of State and all her staff who have been involved in this particularly important endeavour.
I thank the Deputy for setting the record straight.
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - to discuss the challenges facing business owners to access funding from banks and Microfinance Ireland as part of the credit guarantee scheme; (2) Deputy Brendan Smith - to discuss the need to appoint more paediatric rheumatologists and eliminate the unacceptable delays in appointments for children; (3) Deputy Chris Andrews - t…
The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is dealing with this matter. She is multitalented.
Is Deputy Lawless here? No. I call on the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to respond.
I am conscious that I missed Deputy McNamara and I apologise to him. I am giving him two minutes because that amount of time is available. I will then ask the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, to respond.
I thank the Deputy.
I thank the Taoiseach.
I thank the Taoiseach.
Given the number of questioners can we, please, stick to the allocated time in order to be able to get a response from the Taoiseach? I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.
We are running out of time now.
We are eating into time for the next batch of questions.
I thank the Taoiseach.
The Deputy has asked his question.
On a point of clarification about Deputy Bríd Smith's comments about the person appointed to the Irish Aviation Authority, I listened carefully to what she had to say and I took it that her issue was the employment background of the person appointed as distinct from the personality involved, otherwise I assure the House that I would have intervened.