It is our people that this Government serves and that Deputy Leo Varadkar will lead as Taoiseach, and serve them he will. Sinn Féin does not support the nomination of Deputy Varadkar as Taoiseach. Fine Gael and Deputy Varadkar have been in government now for 11 years.
That is why we will not be supporting the Fine Gael nomination for Taoiseach and why we believe that, instead of cosmetic change, we need to see real and substantial change in Ireland. In our view, this is not a time to change the Taoiseach; it is the time to change Government. I say to our colleagues in the Opposition that if, as many of us are saying, it is time after more than 100 years to break the cycle of Fianna Fáil - they have had their chance and they have let us down - then they also need to give a pledge to the people out there that they will not prop up a Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael Government come the next election.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Brendan Griffin and Jack Chambers; Níl, Deputies Denise Mitchell and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: | Carried | 86–57 |
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