Deputies should not be so dismissive of the hospitality sector, as they are in their commentary, and likewise in terms of housing.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 509 of 516 decisive votes (0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 19,180 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-30 |
Membership spells on record: FF 1989-06-15–1992-11-05 · FF 1992-11-25–1997-05-15 · FF 1997-06-06–2002-04-25 · FF 2002-05-17–2007-04-30 · FF 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FF 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
Deputies should not be so dismissive of the hospitality sector, as they are in their commentary, and likewise in terms of housing.
We do need to narrow the viability gap. The Deputy is all bluff and bluster about housing-----
-----but any time there is a solution that can contribute to housing-----
-----Sinn Féin just knocks it and condemns it and sloganises it by saying it is a tax break for developers.
It is not.
What it is about-----
I did not interrupt you, Deputy.
I did not interrupt the leader of Deputy Doherty's party-----
-----and he should stop heckling and shouting and being Mr. Angry all the time.
The bottom line is this-----
Well, maybe Sinn Féin's decision to sit it out and not have a candidate might have been a wise one after all, but anyway-----
I will just say-----
Sinn Féin does not-----
A Cheann Comhairle, that is not good enough. We will either have-----
I think we need fairness. I am not being allowed to answer.
I have to disagree because in terms of the commitments we made in the election, we are following through on them very clearly in this budget.
Deputy Bacik avoided the whole area of child poverty.
She should welcome the move we have made in that regard. We have to do more, but there is a €300 million package alone for the lowest income. Look at the objective assessment. The Labour Party should acknowledge that the two lowest-income deciles will benefit the most from this budget. That is the reality. In terms of disability, there are significant increases in a range of payments, particularly the disability pension, but also in terms of the domiciliary care allowance, which is going up a further €20 on top of …
No, I said during the election that I wanted to maintain the enterprise economic model that we have, which Deputy Murphy resolutely opposed.
That was a big choice in the election and people voted accordingly in terms of that fundamental principle.