IND
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
I do, 100%.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 356 of 832 decisive votes (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Independent | 1,647 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-16 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · IND 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · IND 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · IND 2024-11-29–present
I do, 100%.
I can guarantee you one thing: being subject to Bord Bia audits is a worrying thing.
It is a thing you are concerned about. I just want to say I have great respect for the IFA, and its members know that. The Minister alluded to it earlier when we were out at the organisation's 71st AGM, which we were very glad to be at and to be put through our paces, and rightly so, by the president and others from all the sectors of the IFA. That is our job. We are there to work for you and to represent you. I cherish IFA membership. I do have to say that one thing I will never do is mislead anybody. If the IFA w…
I will tell you why it worries me.
No, you see-----
Did I shout at any of you?
Can people see now what is happening?
When I am trying to genuinely talk, you are shouting me down.
Did I try to shout you down?
Have a small bit of manners, please.
Try to use up my time, do. You do not like what I am going to say-----
-----but I will continue saying it.
A waffler? I will tell you about waffling. Deputy Kenny made a statement earlier on.
He made a statement. He said this Government had to be brought kicking and dragging over Mercosur. A lot he knows about it. Did he read the programme for Government-----
-----which was written 13 months ago?
What did it say? It clearly said that this Government was going to vote against Mercosur-----
-----and it was going to work with like-minded countries. A lot of work Deputy Kenny did on it. What did he do about it? He mouthed. He went on Facebook. I want to tell the IFA a thing about Sinn Féin and what it is doing.
Its members wake up in the morning, wet their fingers, see which way the wind is blowing and they go that way.
The other thing is that they live for Facebook. Their governance is Facebook.
Their governance is that they get up in the morning, wet their finger, see what way the wind is blowing and that is Sinn Féin policy for the day.