Is the Tánaiste suggesting the pandemic was not an issue?
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
Is the Tánaiste suggesting the pandemic was not an issue?
Its profits went up 39% in the last four years. Its profits went up.
Its profits went up 39%. The Tánaiste did nothing about it. He did nothing about it because he has no answer.
The Tánaiste has no answer. Pathetic.
That is disgraceful. That is scandalous.
Scandalous.
That is a slur on Deputy Conway-Walsh and this Chair.
That is disgraceful, calling the integrity of a Member of this House into question.
The Tánaiste should withdraw that comment.
That is a disgraceful comment against Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh-----
-----who is not here to defend herself. It is an absolute slur. It is a cheap stunt because the Tánaiste does not want to answer the questions.
Before I ask my question, perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will give me the opportunity on this, the last day of this term in the Dáil - although some of us will be here for committees next week and the coming weeks - to thank all the staff on behalf of Sinn Féin, and I am sure everyone else, who keep this place working and going, whether that is in the canteen or the ushers, cleaners and the many staff who make sure the Oireachtas functions smoothly, although we can sometimes make it quite challenging for them. I…
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
The neglect and failure need to end. Endometriosis affects so many women. Like others, I have attended meetings in different parts of the country. I have heard some harrowing stories. There is also a constant theme that no matter where it is in the country, these women feel they have been abandoned by the State, and they have. They feel they have been ignored, dismissed and talked down to. In those rooms, there were also stories of unimaginable strength and determination as the women told us how they fought for yea…
That is not a choice.
Hear, hear.