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2026-05-07 · Dail
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
What about the bike shed?
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 49 of 1,003 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 | 4,227 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-09-24 |
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
What about the bike shed?
The Minister has not mentioned the bike shed once.
What about the bike shed?
Answer my question please, with respect.
What about the bike shed? I have asked the Minister twice now. How can she defend that?
I thank the Leas Cheann-Comhairle. He will indulge me in welcoming the páistí ó Scoil Náisiúnta Chnoc na gCaiseal in the Kingdom, County Kerry. They are very welcome to the Dáil today to witness proceedings as guests of Deputy Pa Daly. Tá daoine ag labhairt amach le míonna anuas go bhfuil siad ag cuardach cuidithe. Tá cuidiú de dhíth orthu. Tá siad ag rá nach féidir leo a gcuid billí a íoc. Tá oibrithe, teaghlaigh agus pinsinéirí ag déanamh gach rud i gceart ach go fóill tá siad ag titim siar. Maidin inniu, dhearbh…
With respect, the Tánaiste not understand the scale of the crisis in people's homes. Does he really believe that what he has just said here makes a blind bit of difference to any one of the 317,000 families-----
"Wow"? Listen to this. Does that make a blind bit of difference to the 317,000 families that cannot pay their electricity bills now? The Tánaiste is talking about extending the fuel allowance. That ends today. He is talking about stuff that has already happened. They still cannot pay their electricity bills. That is the problem. Doe the Tánaiste know what he is telling them? He is telling them to wait until next year's budget. The bills keep on rolling in, the prices keep going up, the pressure is mounting, the bil…
These families cannot pay their electricity bills. They need support now. What the Tánaiste has said does not cut it for them because he does not understand the scale of the crisis. That is his problem.
I do-----
The Government has had four years to target energy credits.
Let us walk down the street together and talk to ordinary people.
The Tánaiste needs to get out of his bubble. It is no wonder he is going down in the polls. Seriously.
I too want to be associated with the words about Brigid McGlynn and thank her for her many years of service to this House and to all who served here. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are presiding over a serious immediate crisis in cancer care. Of the 23 radiotherapy machines in our health system, 80% require immediate replacement. There is no structure for planned replacement in place. These are life-saving machines that are breaking down frequently. They need constant maintenance and new parts. The health committee hear…
That will not take effect until January.
The Government took away the energy credits.
That is why arrears are up.
Get out of your bubble. Get out of your bubble.
It is not.
It is additional money.