It is shameful.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 49 of 1,011 decisive votes (16 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 | 4,275 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-30 |
Membership spells on record: SF 2007-07-23–2011-04-25 · SF 2010-11-25–2011-02-01 · SF 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · SF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · SF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · SF 2024-11-29–present
It is shameful.
You are completely wrong. You are completely wrong in terms of the tax burden on companies. Companies pay tax on rental income; REITs do not. That is the point.
This is misinformation.
Hear, hear.
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Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
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Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
This Government has been in office for nearly four years. The housing crisis is getting worse under the Government, as we heard Deputy Ó Broin outline. Of that there is no question. If soaring rents and rising house prices were not enough for struggling homebuyers to contend with, they are now forced to compete with investment funds that have more financial power than they could ever hope to have. It is a competition they simply cannot win because the rules of the game are rigged against them. Two weeks ago we lear…
That is not true.
On a point of order, the Minister has named me here in the debate but that is not true and he knows it is not true.
That is only where 10% stamp duty was applied. It was actually 10% that were purchased by funds.
The Minister cannot peddle untruths here. In fairness, he cannot make up his own facts and name me, as if I was giving that information. Correct the record.
Please correct the record.
Will the Minister correct the record?
The Minister is avoiding the issue. Will he correct the record?
The Minister cannot spout lies in the Chamber.
Ten per cent is not small; it is 6,000 units