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
For the record, the allocation in this slot is 20 minutes each to Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael, ten minutes to the Green Party and eight minutes to everyone else.
I know, and we could do the maths. I understand the Deputy's frustration and I thank him for highlighting it. We need to move on. We have five Sinn Féin contributors beginning with Deputy Ellis who is sharing with his colleagues.
Deputy Paul Donnelly is next. I must check the Minister can hear me.
There are five speakers in this slot. We will hear them; whether there is time for the Minister to respond is a matter for those putting the questions.
There is no guarantee then that Deputy Gould will get in.
All right. That is okay. The Deputy can proceed.
Perhaps the Minister could take Deputy Ó Murchú's questions before we conclude with Deputy Gould.
Can the Minister correspond with the Deputy on that matter?
Deputy Gould has asked if the Minister will make some reference to his question about Debenhams workers.
I am anxious to be helpful to Deputies, and especially to new Deputies. If ten minutes have been allocated for questions and answers and if Deputies consume all ten minutes asking questions, they cannot expect the Minister to be able to answer because there will be no time to answer. Members on all sides of the House would need to have a bit of regard to the traditional provisions we make here, please.
I am not giving out to the Deputy.
You did, and-----
-----I salute you for doing so. The problem is that if we had gone through each Deputy one by one, allowing them to ask and get answers to their questions, Deputy Gould would not have got to ask any question at all. That is the problem. It is just a matter of organising your time. That is not-----
That is not my job.
You got the time, but it is a question of how you use it.
I am afraid that is not-----
That is not how-----
Well, okay. The Deputy's party is strongly and very ably represented on all the committees of the House. If the system is to be changed, I am quite happy to have it changed. I have to operate the system as it is until such time as the change is made. I call Deputy Ged Nash, who has eight minutes should he require it.
Now we move to Deputy Bríd Smith.
Everybody is being very kind to Deputy Eamon Ryan today. They are fierce anxious to keep the Deputy onside.