The Deputies had their say. Please-----
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
The Deputies had their say. Please-----
With respect.
Deputies, please. We move now to the non-party and non-groupings, starting with Deputy Heneghan.
We move now to-----
-----the Social Democrats. I call Deputy Gibney.
The Deputy’s time is up.
The Deputy may-----
In accordance with Standing Order 85(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division next week.
The first Topical Issue matter is from Deputy Danny Healy-Rae, to ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss the policy of removing chimneys from houses.
Let the Minister of State answer.
Deputy, please, that is your question time.
We now move to Deputy Pat Buckley.
I thank the Minister, Deputy Buckley. Excuse me; I thank Deputy Buckley and the Minister. It is getting late.
As we reconvene this morning to discharge the functions that we have been constitutionally mandated by our constituents to perform, we have a duty to the people who have elected us to conduct ourselves in a way that is befitting of the office we hold. Our primary constitutional function is to nominate a Taoiseach for appointment by Uachtaráin na hÉireann. The issue of the recognition of the Regional Independent Group as a technical group lies at the core of yesterday's dispute. On Friday, 17 January, I outlined in …
The Chief Whip might move now to the proposal for today's business.
I must now put the question on the Government Chief Whip's business proposal. Is the proposal agreed to?
Thank you, Deputy.
I call Deputy Ivana Bacik.
I call Deputy Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats.
From the Independents and Small Parties Technical Group, I call Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett.