On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 34 of 855 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AON | Aontú | 2,537 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-10-01 |
Membership spells on record: SF 2011-02-25–2013-07-12 · IND 2013-07-12–2014-01-12 · SF 2014-01-12–2016-03-09 · SF 2016-03-10–2018-10-31 · IND 2018-11-01–2020-01-14 · AON 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · AON 2024-11-29–present
Its MEPs voted against farmers last week in Strasbourg. Today, its Minister for agriculture, Deputy Heydon, when I asked him whether he would use his office to stop Mercosur from being implemented before the European courts make a decision, he stated that he would not and that it was another Department's responsibility.
The Government also refused to hold Bord Bia and its chairperson, Larry Murrin, to account. He has the job of promoting Irish food and I understand he is paid just under €200,000 to do it. Instead of that, he is actually importing Brazilian beef. This is a conflict of interest and the fact that the Government’s judgment does not understand that shows it is compromised on this. It is, "Do what I say, not what I do". One third of farmers at the moment are living off the farm. One third are only living off the farm be…
Exactly. The Minister said he would not do it.
No. There is no misrepresentation here at all.
The Minister said exactly the same thing to me this morning. He said that it is not his responsibility.
I want the Minister to withdraw the allegation that there was any misrepresentation of his view today.
Can the Minister withdraw the allegation as false?
No.
Will the Minister withdraw the allegation that is incorrect?
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The Minister is doing a disservice here.
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Vulnerable children have been treated terribly by the State and it is a dark mark against the Government and the previous Government. There are many good things in the Bill. There are bad things there also and I want to go into detail on them. When it comes to child protection and child welfare, there is no doubt we have to get better in terms of inter-agency communication and co-operation. There also needs to be transparency around data. We in Aontú have raised this …
It is not starting until 4 o'clock.
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens.
This Government is the worst in the history of the State when it comes to the delivery of infrastructure. In practically every infrastructural space, its projects are either grinding to a halt or going way over budget. For ten years, under this Government, Ireland was at the very bottom of European spending on infrastructure per capita . That is incredible. It is really hard to listen to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs line up to complain about the infrastructural deficits in this country when it is their Government …
My Aontú colleagues, Deputy Paul Lawless and Melissa Byrne, are in Strasbourg today lobbying MEPs to vote to send the Mercosur deal to the European Court of Justice. Our team has spoken to dozens of MEPs. A referral to the ECJ would legally freeze the agreement and allow for proper scrutiny of its environmental, competition and legal implications. While the Taoiseach's Government says that it is opposed to the deal, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil MEPs will nonetheless support the deal and hammer Irish farmers. Barry And…
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This is outrageous. My question was not answered at all. The reason the Taoiseach is not answering it-----
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