Very good. Thank you Deputy. Is the Bill being opposed?
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
Very good. Thank you Deputy. Is the Bill being opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Excuse me, Deputy-----
Taoiseach, I am sorry. One second-----
There are ten other Deputies who are able to keep their mouths shut.
Deputies, please. You are not special.
There are still ten Deputies. The Taoiseach has four and a half minutes.
That concludes oral questions to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality.
Before we move to Leaders' Questions, I have a note with regard to electioneering in the Chamber. Now that the writs have been moved and issued for the by-elections in Galway West and Dublin Central, I remind Members that the Chamber is not the place for electioneering. Clearly, Members have a wide margin to raise policy matters and matters of interest to voters in both constituencies, but it is not in order to use the Chamber as a platform to canvas for any candidate, party, or none. Members should not name candid…
The rules today are the same as always. All contributions should be through the Chair and all Members should receive a fair hearing without interruption. Under Standing Order 38, I call Deputy Pearse Doherty.
The same rules apply to Deputy Tóibín as to anyone.
I thank the Deputy.
I call on the Tánaiste to respond.
The Deputy's time is up.
Thank you, Deputy, the time is up. The Tánaiste to respond.
On behalf of all the Members, the youth advisory panel are most welcome and we all identify that their contributions are most important.
Time is up and Deputy Lawless knows that the rules apply to him the same as everybody else. There is no point in us talking over one another. The rules apply to him the same as everyone.
Is the Bill opposed?