On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 172 of 425 decisive votes (10 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 | 5,542 | 2022-04-07 – 2026-09-24 |
| IND | Independent | 825 | 2020-03-05 – 2026-06-09 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · IND 2024-11-29–present
Just behind them is a delegation from Canada led by Mr. James Maloney, MP, president of the Canada-Ireland Interparliamentary Group, and accompanied by H.E. Dennis King, the ambassador to Ireland from Canada. You are most welcome.
In a break from tradition but as we are doing the welcomes - we have a lot of people in the Public Gallery - I wish to especially welcome Siobhán and Martin Lynch whom some have mentioned already. They are the parents of Grace Lynch who was killed in a tragic accident in January. They are in the Gallery today. They will be making an appearance at a meeting of the justice committee. You are most welcome today. I call Deputy Cairns.
I thank the Deputy and call on the Taoiseach to respond.
Deputy, please.
Time is up.
Taoiseach, the time is up.
I am afraid you were-----
-----not afforded the opportunity.
The problem is that the Deputy-----
I thank the Chief Whip but I am in the Chair. I call on Deputy Ivana Bacik.
Let this be a lesson to other Members to listen to the answer.
It is not unfair. Time is time.
The Taoiseach will respond now.
I thank the Deputy. The Taoiseach, please.
The Deputy's time is up. The Taoiseach to respond.
I call Deputy Sheehan. Thirty seconds.
The Taoiseach to respond.
We stick to our time, Deputy, and that is that.
Taoiseach, time is up.
Thank you, Taoiseach. I call Deputy Ennis.