IND
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
The IFA is hitching itself to its wagons. The killing thing about it is-----
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
The IFA is hitching itself to its wagons. The killing thing about it is-----
-----that the IFA membership up and down the length and breadth of the country who I am listening to-----
-----and who I am talking to know what this crowd are at. They are using you.
Why are you shouting me down?
It is because I am telling the truth. You do not want to hear what I am saying. Will the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach call for order and keep my time?
Without interruption, thank you.
The other thing I want to say, because I want to call another thing out, is that when I hear-----
Would I interrupt you? I would not dare.
I am going to tackle another thing, and I am talking to Kerry IFA now. I heard a man speaking with great authority, and I am sorry he is not here now, and that is my colleague, Deputy Pa Daly.
I heard him talking with authority about Kerry IFA. Well, I can tell you one thing, he would have to put Gortatlea mart into Google Maps to find his way there because I never met him there. I never met him at an IFA meeting going back over three decades, 30 years, of going to IFA meetings in Kerry-----
-----and then he goes lecturing here tonight.
You see, you do not like what I am saying because what I am saying is hurting.
All you are doing is wetting your finger.
I am telling the truth.
At least I have a soul and a heart.
I am speaking from the heart, if you did not interrupt me, about what we need on this whole issue. That is why I welcome tomorrow. My brother is right when he says the work that the agriculture committee does is good-----
-----because I was in before it today answering questions. Do you know what? Deputy Kenny's questions left a lot to be desired because he did not know what he was talking about. He asked me about schemes that he should have known about. He did not have a clue.
It is no harm to expose that to the IFA.
Deputy Kenny did not know what he was talking about.
I welcome what is going to happen tomorrow. I welcome that there is going to be dialogue. What the Minister wanted all along was for people to sit down and have dialogue. I do not like what has happened over the last week and I will tell you why. I am going to tell the IFA leadership why I do not like it. The most genuine people in the world are at a protest-----