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
If you want to talk about Standing Orders, Deputy McNamara, we will find plenty of time on another day to do so. Please resume your seat.
Minister, we do not have time to respond because a one-hour time limit was agreed earlier for discussion on sections 3 to 11 and that period has expired. I now propose to return to the debate on sections 1 and 2.
We can do that but we can take it from the time allocated.
Minister, will you correspond with the Deputies who raised questions? Can you do that?
We do not have time - I am sorry.
Can you correspond with the Deputies who have raised these matters? The Minister will correspond with the Deputies who have raised legitimate questions.
Go on.
The matter has been dealt with. We are moving to sections 1 and 2. We have 23 minutes remaining.
We are going back. We can have any of the motions the Deputy wants at the end. We are going back now to consider sections 1 and 2. The Minister's amendments have been circulated and will be considered with amendments Nos. 1 to 11.
Amendments Nos. 1 to 11, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
There are only six minutes remaining.
We will hear from the Minister first.
The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with the Order of the Dáil: "That the amendments set down by the Minister for Health for Committee Stage and not disposed of, are hereby made to the Bill, and in respect of each of the sections undisposed of, that the section or, as appropriate, the section as amended, is hereby agreed to in Committee. The Preamble and the Title are hereby agreed to in Committee, and the Bill, as amended, is accordingly repo…
The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad, which meets tomorrow.
Before proceeding with our formal business, I wish on my own behalf and on behalf of the Members to extend a céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to Her Excellency Ms Aleksandra Miovska, ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia, along with senior officials. They are very welcome to Leinster House. I hope they find their visit useful and to our mutual benefit.
There is one proposal to put to the House. These matters have been unanimously agreed earlier today by the Business Committee.
Before I call the other three other Deputies who are offering to contribute, I wish to help with the discussion. Deputy Howlin's proposal was considered seriously this morning. There was a view that the officials leading this need to devote their entire attention to leading the campaign. There was a very strong view that should the Government require the moral authority of this Dáil to embark on any particular action, the Dáil would respond immediately to support it in whatever initiative is envisaged. I call Deput…
Deputy Kelly is offering but I am sorry I cannot take a contribution from him. This time is only for party leaders and the Deputy is not, at this point, the leader of the Labour Party.
I call the Taoiseach. The same rule applies to Deputy Ó Ríordáin.
I apologise to Deputy Boyd Barrett whom I did not see. He can make a brief contribution, if he wishes.