I welcome the members of St. Finbarr’s GAA club, who are guests of Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. They are all very welcome and I hope they enjoy their visit to the Houses of the Oireachtas today. I call Senator Higgins.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 462 of 465 decisive votes (0 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 | 1,584 | 2022-06-29 – 2026-10-01 |
| FG | Fine Gael | 663 | 2021-04-23 – 2026-09-23 |
Membership spells on record: FG 2016-04-25–2020-03-29 · FG 2021-04-21–2025-01-29 · FG 2025-01-29–present
I welcome the members of St. Finbarr’s GAA club, who are guests of Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. They are all very welcome and I hope they enjoy their visit to the Houses of the Oireachtas today. I call Senator Higgins.
I welcome to the Gallery a very special guest, Conor Kenny. He is here as a guest of Deputy Paul McAuliffe. I hope he enjoys his visit to Leinster House today. When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
Dáil Éireann passed the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 on 7 July 2026, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ardagh.
Amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 7 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Is the Senator pressing the amendment?
Amendments Nos. 3 and 6 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Is the Senator pressing the amendment?
Yes.
Amendment No. 7 cannot be moved. It was already discussed with amendment No. 2.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Murnane O’Connor and her officials.
I welcome the guests of Senator McCarthy. It is a great privilege to welcome Niall and Gillian Quinn. I thank them for all their years of service to football. I wish them all the best and I hope they enjoy their visit here this evening.
May I interrupt the Senator and remind him that we are speaking about single-use vapes.
His conversation is going everywhere.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?