On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 45 of 448 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Independent | 1,653 | 2020-06-29 – 2026-09-30 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 141 | 2020-12-17 – 2023-05-31 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · IND 2025-01-29–present
I thank the Cathaoirleach. I appreciate the comments my good colleague has made about the details I have disclosed here. I had a lengthy discussion with the concerned group, who were protesting since October on this-----
This is a point of order-----
The point of order is-----
I am sorry, the point of order-----
----is in relation----
Can I make----
No.
If the Chair would allow me to finish-----
Then the Chair should----
Apologise and withdraw what?
I have informed the concerned group-----
-----that it must embrace the immigrants that have entered its community----
-----and that that is the responsible thing to do as a community.
The group has stopped the protest----
-----at that facility.
I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I thank the Fine Gael Senators for tabling this motion and for giving us the opportunity to have a debate about the real issues at play. In the hope of not being constantly hounded for qualifications to my following statement, here they all are in front of the House. Racism is abhorrent. Violence is wrong. Crime should be punished. With that out of the way, I will quickly run through a few points. The Taoiseach's statement yesterday that it is not right to connect immigration …
The facts speak for themselves.
These are European facts.
I have said it before. These are European facts.
That is wrong, Minister. That is wrong, what you are doing.