Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-22
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Richard O'Donoghue (II), Limerick County

I thank the Taoiseach for his vague answer. The bottom line is the taxpayer will pay regardless. The vintage clubs are very important to me for one reason along with the men's sheds and women's sheds. The vintage clubs look after our ancestors and our past and use it for the present to raise funds. The Taoiseach is right. I did leave Fianna Fáil a good number of years ago and am now a member of Independent Ireland, a political party for the people of Ireland. It gives me a voice which I did not have within the Fianna Fáil Party and I will keep using that voice. I want a clear answer to my question. Will the taxpayers of Ireland have to pay for a candidate who is not running? With the laws that are in place, will the taxpayers pay?

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Sitting date: 2025-10-22