Deputy Carroll MacNeill is not present to ask her question.
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
Deputy Carroll MacNeill is not present to ask her question.
Tagaimid anois go dtí Ceist Uimh. 105 ón Teachta Griffin. Deputy Griffin received an honourable mention earlier today.
Question No. 107 is in the name of Deputy Pearse Doherty but we do not appear to have a request to transfer the question to Deputy Farrell. On that basis, I reluctantly must pass over the question.
Is Deputy Ó Murchú spreading his tentacles to Limerick?
The Deputy is testing my patience.
I thank the Minister of State for his honesty.
We are not quite at the point of bringing in bots to answer questions here.
The time is up.
No. The Minister must reply.
Please, Deputy, you have asked your question.
It is not normal to intervene when a party leader is asking the question. I will come to the Deputy.
I call Deputy Martin Kenny on the same matter.
The Deputy's time is up. I do not know whether the Minister will be able to explain the rationale in a minute.
There are three Deputies remaining - Deputies Ó Murchú, Tully and Nash. If I give them 30 seconds each, they can raise their three matters.
We cannot get into it. I am sorry.
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
I note that the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Heydon, is here. Since this his first Dáil appearance in this role for which I have been present, I would like to say that it is a great privilege to see a constituency colleague appointed as Minister of State. I wish the Deputy every success in his new brief.
Could we stop the clock for a minute, please? For the information of Members, Thursday evening's Private Members' business, by way of the order of the House, is to be taken for 75 minutes. The opening 30 minutes are available in the format of 15 minutes for the proposer of the motion and 15 minutes for the Minister or Minister of State to respond. At the end, the Government has five minutes to respond and the proposer has ten minutes to make an overall response. In the middle, the rest of the time must be consumed …