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
-----which is absolutely misleading. I will finish with this. All taxes go to the Central Fund, not towards specific measures or programmes. This can be done. There is a choice here tonight-----
-----to increase the price of home heating oil, or actually reduce it. Take the side of workers and families or take the side of the Government.
I move amendment No. 2: To delete section 1(b) and substitute the following: “(b) by the substitution in paragraph (c) of “subject to paragraphs (ca), (caa), (caaa) and (cb)” for “subject to paragraphs (ca) and (cb), and”.
I move amendment No. 3: To insert the following after section 1(c): “(d) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (caa): “(caaa) during the period from 1 May 2022, or the earliest date thereafter, pending clarification from the European Commission that the enactment of the provisions specified in this subsection would not prevent the prior rate of 13.5 per cent applying, to 31 October 2022, 9 per cent in relation to kerosene used other than as a propellant, within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part…
I move amendment No. 1: In schedule 2, inserted by paragraph (1), in the cell located at the intersection of the row dated 1 May 2022 and the column headed “Light Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres – Petrol” to substitute “€359.00” for “€465.98”. This amendment seeks to reduce the cost of petrol by 13 cent per litre.
I move amendment No. 2: In schedule 2, inserted by paragraph (1), in the cell located at the intersection of the row dated 1 May 2022 and the column headed “Heavy Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres – Used as a propellant” to substitute “€330.00” for “€405.38”. This amendment reduces diesel by 9 cent per litre. I am pressing it on that basis. There is a huge crisis out there. Maybe the House could vote for the amendment.
Did the Ceann Comhairle hear Deputy Creed's comments?
I move amendment No. 3: In schedule 2, inserted by paragraph (1), in the cell located at the intersection of the row dated 1 May 2022 and the column headed "Heavy Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres – Kerosene used other than as a propellant” to substitute "€0.00" for "€103.83".
On the basis that it reduces the cost of a fill home heating oil by €118 instead of increasing it by €20-----
-----I am going to press it.
Some of the Government backbenchers would not have known because they do not know what they are voting for here.
I move amendment No. 4: In schedule 2, inserted by paragraph (1), in the cell located at the intersection of the row dated 1 May 2022 and the column headed “Heavy Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres – Other heavy oil” to substitute “€93.52” for “€111.14”.
Yes.
You are placing a carbon tax on it next week.
Is turf and you are afraid to answer it.
You are afraid to answer the question on a ban on turf.
When? Tomorrow?
The invitation is for tomorrow.
What about Robert Watt?
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. There are many provisions within it but the primary motive for its introduction was to address an issue that came to prominence at the onset of the pandemic, namely, business interruption insurance in the context of Covid-19. Many businesses, primarily in the hospitality sector, held insurance policies that provided a degree of cover in the event of their premises having to close as a result of a Government or public order decision in the context of an infectious dise…