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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Do you want me to answer?
Richard O'Donoghue
Rhetoric & votes →On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 90 of 935 decisive votes (3 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.
Party over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Independent | 1,063 | 2020-02-20 – 2024-11-06 |
| II | Independent Ireland | 372 | 2024-12-18 – 2026-09-30 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 1 | 2021-07-01 – 2021-07-01 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · II 2024-11-29–present
Record
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
I will do a live debate with you and answer you. There you go. Live - the two of us.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Live debate. Come on.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
I can. He asked me a question.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. Like everything, he just wants to run down the clock.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
I was supporting them.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Sorry now.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
On a point of order, that is out of order.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
On a point order, I went down and negotiated as a public representative. You had someone on the live airwaves who has misled the public.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
He has made a challenge against me.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
He has made a challenge against me. Live debate. That is all you are good for, running down the clock.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
He made a charge.
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2026-04-22 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
No problem.
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2026-04-14 · Dail
Confidence in Government: Motion
Timmy do little.
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2026-04-14 · Dail
Confidence in Government: Motion
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have left the Chamber but they have also left the people of Ireland with the arrogance and the disgust they showed towards the real working people of Ireland. I have been accused of standing on a picket with the people of Ireland; I am guilty, but I stood there and negotiated with them to make sure nobody was affected. The waterways were not affected. The farmers were not affected. The fuel was not affected because we went down and met them to hear their concerns and we actually worked wi…
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2026-04-14 · Dail
Confidence in Government: Motion
We are without a Government anyway.
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2026-04-14 · Dail
Confidence in Government: Motion
We agree that you are useless.
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2026-04-14 · Dail
Confidence in Government: Motion
If I ran my business like you I would not be in business.
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2026-04-14 · Dail
Confidence in Government: Motion
Exactly, that is what you are. That is what you are.
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2026-04-14 · Dail
Confidence in Government: Motion
The Government was forced to have several meetings by the people of Ireland.