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
We will get to that in a moment. It is nothing to do with the definition.
You might calm yourself, Deputy. We try very hard to treat everybody with respect. I reminded Deputy Collins he was getting-----
You were continuing to speak before-----
Everybody was sent here to speak for someone. You are not alone.
Have a bit of sense.
I can now guarantee the Deputy we will impose the letter of the law from here on in. Thank you.
Does anybody wish to raise anything relevant to section 2?
Can the Minister offer clarification on the timeline?
The House must agree the arrangements for next week's proceedings of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. Those arrangements were notified to Members in a report of the Business Committee which was circulated this afternoon. Can we take those arrangements as read and, if so, are they agreed? Agreed. We are a little ahead of time in moving to the next item of business. We will suspend briefly before proceeding to that business.
I call on the newly elected Leas-Cheann Comhairle to come forward and make her official declarations.
On behalf of Members I congratulate Deputy Connolly on her historic election. She is the first woman to hold office as Ceann Comhairle or Leas-Cheann Comhairle in Dáil Éireann. It is a great occasion for her, her family and supporters and for all of us here in Dáil Éireann. I acknowledge also the distinguished and honourable campaign run by Deputy Fergus O'Dowd over recent days. Deputy Connolly will serve with distinction, and we have to acknowledge that so, too, would Deputy O'Dowd had he had the fortune of being …
I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding early years childcare. On Tuesday, 21 July 2020, on the question that the amendment to the motion be agreed to, a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.
I must now deal with a postponed division on the motion regarding Debenhams Ireland Redundancies. Yesterday, on the question that the amendment to the motion be agreed to, a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now and the Clerk will ring the bells.
I call Deputy O'Connor who, I am afraid, has just over a minute.
The Deputy is out of time. My apologies for that. We now move to the Sinn Féin block. Deputies Mairéad Farrell, Martin Kenny, Brian Stanley and Imelda Munster will share time.
I remind the House that the debate on this Bill must conclude at 10.30 a.m. Our next slot is a Government one. We will begin with Deputy Murnane O'Connor.
There are 12 minutes remaining. Deputy Crowe is next.
There are seven minutes remaining. I call Deputy Cahill.
I thank the Deputy. A little over one minute remains for the Minister of State to reply. Would he like to make brief concluding remarks?
I understand that the Government Chief Whip has a business proposal to put to the House.