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 congratulate Deputy Nash on being the person to bring forward the first Private Members' business in this Dáil.
We are on Second Stage of a very specific Bill.
In speaking to the Bill the Deputy is meant to reference its contents or what might reasonably be expected to be in it. I have not heard the Deputy getting to that. I presume he is expanding on what might be in the Bill.
If the Deputy is talking about something completely different he is out of order.
Maybe he did, but the Standing Orders require Deputy Boyd Barrett to address his attention to what is in the Bill or what he thinks should be in it.
Is the Deputy proposing that these people should apply for the microenterprise loan?
With the greatest of respect to the Deputy he is speaking about something completely different if he is not addressing-----
The Deputy is a Member of this House for a long time now and he knows the rules fairly well. If he is not addressing what is contained in the Bill or what he thinks should be in it then he is not compliant with Standing Orders. We all could get up and start waxing lyrical about all sorts of things that are important. What the Deputy is speaking about is vitally important, but I regret it is not relevant to the Bill.
We are not discussing-----
I thank the Deputy and call Deputy Tóibín, who is sharing time with Deputy Shanahan.
Before proceeding to Private Members' business and the Sinn Féin motion, I have been asked by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Cowen, if he may make a personal explanation to the House. In accordance with Standing Order 56, I have decided to permit a personal explanation from the Minister and the floor is his.
Anois, glaoim ar an Aire agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis as ucht a cheapacháin.
Deputy Michael Collins is sharing time with Deputy Mattie McGrath.
The Business Committee has completed its consideration, under Standing Order 30, of the request by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation to waive the requirement for pre-legislative scrutiny, under Standing Order 173, on the general scheme and the draft heads of the Credit Guarantee Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2020 and has agreed thereto.
Is the proposal for dealing with Tuesday's business agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with the business of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response on Thursday agreed to? Agreed.
I thank the Tánaiste, and we wish him success in his new role. The next slot is with Fianna Fáil, which has 15 minutes. Have we Fianna Fáil Deputies offering? No. The Sinn Féin Party is next, then. It has 15 minutes. I call Deputies Munster and Ó Broin.
Is the Tánaiste in a position to respond to some of Deputy Munster's questions?
Yes, we will accommodate Deputy Collins in a minute but we will let the Tánaiste respond to Deputy Munster's questions.
The Deputy has made her point. We will hear the Tánaiste's response. He indicated that he would correspond with the Deputy on this.
The Tánaiste will correspond with Deputy Munster on the other questions. We will go back to Fianna Fáil and Deputy Niall Collins.