There are a lot of questions.
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
There are a lot of questions.
The point is clarified. We now move on to Deputy Matt Shanahan on behalf of the Regional Group.
We move to the Rural Independent Group. Again we will hear from Deputies Michael Collins and Richard O'Donoghue.
I like the way the Deputies are alternating.
It is very smooth.
Incidentally, next week there will be an engagement with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, and the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Humphreys, which will provide an opportunity for Deputies to ask questions of them.
Is the Minister happy that he has covered everything or does he want five minutes to wrap up?
Then we will take a five minute suspension before we move on to education.
I call Deputy Mattie McGrath to announce the Order of Business for today.
Is the proposal for dealing with today's business agreed to? Agreed.
I call on the Taoiseach to make a statement under Standing Order 55. He has five minutes.
I call on Deputy Kelly and congratulate him, on behalf of all Members of the House, on his election as leader of the Labour Party.
We move next to the Regional Independent Group and Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick.
That concludes statements. We move quickly on to questions to the Taoiseach. The plan here is to have a minute for a question and a minute for answer. Will we take them one by one, back and forth?
Will we take three questions and come back to the Taoiseach for answers then?
The proposal is a minute each.
We will take specific questions from each of the groups. There is seven minutes for the question and the answer: a minute for the question, a minute for the answer. That is what has been ordered. That is what has been agreed to.
I am asking you now. Do you want to do them one at a time or do you want to take three?
There are seven minutes in total for the question and the answer. That is, effectively, three and a half minutes for questions and three and a half minutes for answers.
No, per group. I can take three questions, and four if the Deputy is quick, from the Fianna Fáil group.