No one interrupted you, Minister. Thank you.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 35 of 369 decisive votes (1 abstention 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Social Democrats | 200 | 2024-12-18 – 2026-10-01 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 114 | 2025-03-20 – 2026-06-17 |
Membership spells on record: SD 2024-11-29–present
No one interrupted you, Minister. Thank you.
Yes. Take your time.
Thank you, Deputy.
Thank you, Deputy. You are over time.
Thank you. The Labour Party is-----
Deputy Newsome Drennan, thank you. Your time is up. We will move to the Labour Party.
We stopped the clock for that so he did not.
Postal workers, as the Minister of State will be aware, remain a traditional pillar of our communities. Like other such pillars, including nurses, social workers and youth workers, they are often taken for granted. We never truly understand the hidden magic behind their occupation, the relationships they build, the local knowledge they develop and the many tasks outside their job description they will do just to go that extra step, yet post offices continue to face existential questions. Why are post offices closin…
The Deputy is over time.
The Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending on 31 December 2026: Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.
Seanad Éireann has passed the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 without amendment, and has passed the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 without amendment.
The Deputy is over time.
I believe the Tánaiste has already spoken about St. Patrick's National School with Deputy Ó Cearúil. I want to build on that. I have just spoken with the Secretary General at the Committee of Public Accounts. Everyone is aware of this now, especially with the damning findings of the architecture report. We need to bring everyone together on it at this stage. We could have modular units in the short term. The Tánaiste has to see it to believe it right now. Is there anything we can do to expedite this?
I am here.
The Minister said there was no one here from the Social Democrats.
If the Minister keeps looking at me when making his remarks, I will keep responding to him.
I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to speak on this matter. The Minister of State is faced with a rare situation whereby all the TDs in the constituency are working together on it. We raised it earlier with the Secretary General of the Department of education at the Committee of Public Accounts. We know that Simon Harris and the Minister are aware of what is happening. Deputy Neville outlined the matter in a very comprehensive manner. We need to see action on the architect's report. The evidence is no long…
I was somewhat concerned about the fact that the officials of the Department of Education and Youth who appeared before the committee yesterday stated that they are conducting a peer review in respect of the architect's report. In some ways, this casts a shadow what the architect has said. Ultimately, what we need to know, in very clear terms, is whether the plan that was presented to the school on Tuesday will remedy what the architect outlined in terms of the immediate concerns relating to the health and safety o…
I thank the Minister of State for his response. Like my colleagues, I commend the work of Deputy Rice in the lead-up to this motion and in presenting a motion which, as Deputy O'Callaghan said, is not opposed. We still have as many questions as we have answers about the implementation of the motion. The irony, as we all truly know, is that you have to plan two or three weeks in advance if you need a GP appointment. That is the case throughout this country. You have to let your GP know or build into the timetable fo…
Who is supporting that?