I thank the Minister. She has made that matter clear.
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 thank the Minister. She has made that matter clear.
Unless there is time, the Minister will not be able to answer any of the questions.
I thank the Deputy.
The time is up.
I thank the Deputies.
We know that. We have heard about it.
A good one too, by all accounts.
Deputy, please.
I am sure the Deputy will reopen in Kilgarvan anyway.
Since the Minister did not get to respond to those questions, she might consider sending a written response, if possible.
No. The Deputies took all the minutes that were available. We will move on to the Independent group. Is Deputy Connolly first?
The Minister has approximately one and a half minutes.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus b'shin críoch leis an ráiteas ón Aire Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta agus ceisteanna agus freagraí maidir le tacaíocht ghnó mar gheall ar Covid-19. Rachaimid ar aghaidh i gceann cúig nóiméad go dtí an chéad ábhar eile. We will proceed in the next five minutes to statements by the Minister for Health and questions and answers on Covid-19.
I thank the Minister. We go first to Fianna Fáil's Deputy Stephen Donnelly.
The Minister has a minute and a half. If he cannot answer all the questions, he might correspond.
The protocols that we adopted stipulate that there should be only two Members from any party or group in the House at any one time. Please have regard to that. I call Deputy Niamh Smyth.
I should point out to the Deputy - I know he is a new Deputy so I would not expect him to be totally familiar with this - that he alluded to the actions of somebody outside of the House who is not in a position to defend herself. Whatever our feelings might be about the individual or her actions, it is not appropriate to refer to that person here in the House. I just draw the Deputy's attention to that. It is a subject we might all have strong views on. I call Deputy O'Reilly.
Should we go to the Minister or does the Deputy's colleague wish to contribute now?
The Minister has about a minute and a half for a response.
The Minister can provide a written reply on anything he did not get to cover. I call Deputy Cahill.