Thank you, Deputy Bacik. Taoiseach to respond.
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 | 5,548 | 2022-04-07 – 2026-10-01 |
| 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
Thank you, Deputy Bacik. Taoiseach to respond.
Thank you, Deputy. I call the Taoiseach.
Thank you, Deputy. You have asked the question of the Taoiseach.
I ask you to be fair to your colleagues.
Deputy, you have taken almost double your time. Be fair to your colleagues.
Deputy, please.
Deputy, please.
I am not sure whether the Deputy is sharing time.
Okay, but I am not. That is all.
Is the Bill being opposed?
For the motion on leave to introduce to be agreed, will one of the Deputies move that Second Stage be taken in Private Members' time?
We will move the vote on the amendment to the weekly division time.
We move to the Independent and Parties technical group. I call Deputy Charles Ward, who is sharing time.
Deputy Connolly is eating into Deputy Moynihan's time.
In accordance with Standing Order 85(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 30 April 2025.
If Deputy Carthy is here to take the Defamation Bill, we will proceed.
You nearly did.
Section 4 is opposed. Does Deputy Carthy wish to speak on it?
I ask Deputies leaving the House to do so quietly and promptly. We now move to section 5, which is being opposed by Deputies Kelly, Gannon and Carthy.
Deputy Gannon has tabled an amendment to section 17. He is not here to move it.