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
In an attempt to be helpful, if a constituent was coming to me about an electricity bill of €2,000 or €3,000 I would tell them to go to their supplier first to question whether there is something seriously wrong on that front.
In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 26 June 2024.
This evening we are fortunate to be able to put questions to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. He has more responsibilities than anyone else.
Thank you, Deputy.
We will come back to the Minister of State. We are out of time.
I thank Deputy Costello for raising that important matter. Before we move on, because this is my first opportunity to do so, I want to extend my congratulations to the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, on his appointment as the deputy leader of his party. I am conscious that in my role over the past number of years, we spent a lot of time and put a lot of effort into trying to encourage more diverse participation in politics. Young people are among those groups we want to see coming forward. To see a young deputy…
The Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, is a doctor.
And it will be in the Official Record.
Is the motion agreed?
The motion is agreed.
Presumably you are not going to oppose yourselves.
The choice is either to agree or not agree the motion.
I am sorry now, but we cannot go into the-----
Na Teachtaí atá ar thaobh na cheiste, abraidís "Tá".
Na Teachtaí atá ina coinne, abraidís "Níl". Nobody said "Níl". The motion is carried.
We are way over time, Deputy.
We now move to Taoiseach's Questions. We have a question but no one to put the question so we will suspend the sitting until 2.15 p.m.
Deputy Cathal Crowe is supposed to be our next speaker, ach níl sé anseo. Deputy Martin Kenny will be our next speaker.
We must adjourn this debate at 4.31 p.m., in case Deputy Shortall is still speaking at that stage.
With one minute remaining, Deputy McGuinness is next but I will have to ask him to propose the adjournment at 4.31 p.m.