I have not.
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
I have not.
No, I have not. The Taoiseach said there were very many.
He did.
The Taoiseach stood there yesterday and said that many people had refused offers of accommodation.
This is the fact. He can deny it all he wants. He knew exactly what he was doing. He was shifting the blame for the housing crisis from the Government, whose responsibility it is, onto the shoulders of the victims.
Not once-----
He has not even decided to apologise for that.
The reality, and the Taoiseach and his Ministers do not like to hear this, is that under their watch-----
I ask Deputy Donohoe to listen to this for a second.
Under their watch, we have never seen homelessness as bad in this State. Some 3,700 children woke up this morning with nowhere to call a home. This is their legacy. We have record levels of homelessness and it is increasing every month. We have targets for social and affordable housing that are far too low and even then the Government misses them. We have an entire generation of people who believe that they will never own a home in this State and this is why they are deciding to pack their bags and go to Sydney, an…
This is reality.
It is not me. These people are deciding to do this.
The Taoiseach made those comments yesterday. He made them deliberately. Does he acknowledge the housing crisis, and those people who feel they have been let down-----
-----by his Government, a Government he has now led and been involved in for 12 years-----
-----and has seen this crisis deepen as rents continue to go out of control, as house prices are out of control and as those in emergency and homeless accommodation have never been higher in the history of this State?
The Taoiseach said very many.
The Taoiseach should apologise for his comment.
Not very many people of these 12,000 people have been offered accommodation and the Taoiseach knows this fine well.
He should apologise for putting the blame for the housing crisis on their shoulders.
It was disgraceful. They have to deal with enough without the Taoiseach trying to blame them for being homeless.