I thank the Taoiseach and call Deputy Paul Murphy now to speak.
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 thank the Taoiseach and call Deputy Paul Murphy now to speak.
I call Deputy McDonald. I ask her to be brief as we are running out of time.
We do not need to rehearse the question.
Please, Deputy, we are way over time. On the legitimate questions, does the Taoiseach want to make a brief response? After that, I will suspend the sitting.
That is very clear.
Na Teachtaí Crowe and O'Connor are sharing.
I thank Deputy Ó Cuív for that contribution. I call Deputy Ó Murchú, who will have even less time, namely, three minutes.
Does the Minister wish to respond or does she wish us to proceed to take Committee Stage?
How long does the Minister need?
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are out of order.
Amendment No. 4 is out of order.
I call Deputy Kerrane.
I am conscious that Deputy Connolly has said that she is not pressing the amendment. Would the Minister like to respond to the points that have been made?
Will the Minister clarify that matter? We understand that the Minister cannot accept an amendment where the statutory responsibility rests with another Department, but perhaps the Minister could clarify the points that Deputy Bríd Smith made latterly.
I thank the Minister. The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am now required to put the question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of 8 December: "That in respect of each of the sections undisposed of, the section is hereby agreed to in Committee; the Title is hereby agreed to in Committee; the Bill, as amended, is accordingly reported to the House; Fourth Stage is hereby completed; and the Bill is hereby passed."
I thank Members very much. The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad.
I thank the Deputy.
The Deputy should be careful what he prays for.
We cannot talk about it now as we have run out of time.
We have them all over the country.