SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
We are talking about the chair of Bord Bia.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 47 of 993 decisive votes (13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Sinn Féin | 1,058 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-24 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 4 | 2022-06-23 – 2026-01-29 |
Membership spells on record: SF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · SF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · SF 2024-11-29–present
We are talking about the chair of Bord Bia.
Ha ha.
We are talking about the chair of Bord Bia.
We are dealing with Bord Bia. Come back to the issue.
Seriously.
There is no dispute on this issue. This man imported Brazilian beef. Was he wrong?
Double standards.
It is not an opportunity, for God's sake.
So do we.
No, we will go to the issue so.
That is a bit patronising.
Brazilian beef is central to the Irish market, is it?
Farmers set the standards. Farmers are paying the price.
There is.
The Government is the problem.
Did he not-----
So, Larry Murrin did not import Brazilian beef.
It is one or the other. He either imported it or he did not.
Bord Bia.
This has been a heated debate, and that is fine. We debate matters robustly in order to make progress, so let us make a little of progress. There are a couple of things that are not disputed. Beef from Brazil has a lot of problems. The system in Brazil is different. The Irish Government opposed the Mercosur deal. We can debate whether it was as wholehearted in doing so as we would have liked, but it did oppose the deal because it recognised - and we take its word for this - that the beef coming from Brazil does not…