No, no, no.
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
No, no, no.
We cannot start having exchanges about this now.
Before asking the Tánaiste to respond to those related questions, I call on Deputy McNamara. I apologise for forgetting to call him earlier.
That concludes Questions on Promised Legislation. We will start next week with a clean sheet.
Is the Bill opposed?
As this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Deputy Ó Ríordáin is next. We have very little time left but he may wish to make a brief contribution.
We are just out of time but the Minister may respond.
I thank the Minister. That concludes our debate on the Revised Estimates for public services - Vote 26 for the year ending 31 December 2020.
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 Neale Richmond - to discuss plans for suitable accommodation for Goatstown Stillorgan Educate Together secondary school; (2) Deputy Louise O'Reilly - to discuss the need to protect jobs in the aviation sector; (3) Deputy Niamh Smyth - to discuss the need to address insurance issues for special needs assistants, SNAs, hoping to provide July provisio…
I want to bring something that is very important to the attention of the House. At a meeting of the Business Committee earlier, Deputy Griffin proposed, and the committee agreed, that we pay tribute this afternoon to a larger than life figure who brought us great joy and community spirit in Ireland in the 1990s; a no-nonsense English man who united us in a feeling of national pride and self-esteem, for which we will always be grateful; the son of a miner whose contribution was major. Let us rise and salute the late…
That says it all.
I must now deal with a postponed division on the motion regarding maternity leave benefit extension. On Tuesday, 14 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 put forward by the Social Democrats regarding employment rights. On Wednesday, 15 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.
Before commencing, the House must agree the arrangements for next week's proceedings of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. Those arrangements were notified in the report of the Business Committee, which was circulated to Members this afternoon. Can we take those arrangements as read and can I take it that the committee's proposals are agreed? Agreed.
We will now proceed with those matters selected for Topical Issue debate. I ask those Members not participating to leave the Chamber quietly please as the Dáil remains in session.
Is the Minister taking the next matter?
Thank you, Deputy. Before I call on the Minister, I note you made reference to the constitution of the Football Association of Ireland. Whatever about that, we have our own well-established procedures here. You have made reference to three individuals who can be readily identified. I assume on your behalf that no aspersions are being cast in any way on the three identifiable individuals. I trust you are not using the privilege of the House to cast any aspersions on anybody outside the House. That would be unlike yo…
That is a valid point to make as long as it is clear we are not casting any aspersions on them personally. I call the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan.
Seanad Éireann has passed the Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020, without amendment.