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Nomination of Taoiseach

2020-02-20 Lost Dáil Éireann Division Question put: "That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Leo Varadkar for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach."
36Tá
107Níl
16Staon
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People voted for change on 8 February - real change on health, real change on housing, real change on the pension age and real change for climate justice. I will cast my vote for Deputy McDonald this evening to respect that vote of the people and to increase the pressure on her party to deliver the change that people demand.

I clearly stated on the doorsteps and during the election campaign that I would not support Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael back into government because I do not believe they will deliver the change that is necessary to ensure we have a Government of the people and for the people, and that is what is vitally important. I urge Teachtaí to support Deputy McDonald for Taoiseach to lead a Government for change and to implement a programme for change that is fitting for the clear wishes of the Irish people.

people 347change 203government 244taoiseach 105election 78deputy 203dáil 95sinn 73mandate 50comhairle 60

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Tellers

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Joe McHugh and Peter Burke; Níl, Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Michael Moynihan.

Other votes in this debate

QuestionResultTá–Níl
Question put: "That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Micheál Martin for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach." Lost 41–97
Question put: "That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Mary Lou McDonald for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach." Lost 45–84
Question put: "That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Eamon Ryan for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach." Lost 12–115

Tá

36
  • FG Fine Gael 35
  • IND Independent 1
FG Alan Dillon Mayo
FG Alan Farrell Dublin Fingal
FG Bernard Durkan Kildare North
FG Brendan Griffin Kerry
FG Charles Flanagan Laois-Offaly
FG Ciarán Cannon Galway East
FG Colm Brophy Dublin South-West
FG Colm Burke Cork North-Central
FG Damien English Meath West
FG David Stanton Cork East
FG Emer Higgins Dublin Mid-West
FG Eoghan Murphy Dublin Bay South
FG Fergus O'Dowd Louth
FG Frankie Feighan Sligo-Leitrim
FG Heather Humphreys Cavan-Monaghan
FG Helen McEntee Meath East
FG Hildegarde Naughton Galway West
FG Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Dún Laoghaire
FG Joe Carey Clare
FG Joe McHugh Donegal
FG John Paul Phelan Carlow-Kilkenny
FG Josepha Madigan Dublin Rathdown
FG Kieran O'Donnell Limerick City
FG Leo Varadkar Dublin West
FG Martin Heydon Kildare South
FG Michael Creed Cork North-West
FG Michael Ring Mayo
FG Neale Richmond Dublin Rathdown
FG Paschal Donohoe Dublin Central
FG Patrick O'Donovan Limerick County
FG Paul Kehoe Wexford
FG Peter Burke Longford-Westmeath
FG Richard Bruton Dublin Bay North
FG Simon Coveney Cork South-Central
FG Simon Harris Wicklow
IND Seán Canney Galway East

Níl

107
  • FF Fianna Fáil 37
  • SF Sinn Féin 37
  • GP Green Party 12
  • IND Independent 8
  • LAB Labour 6
  • PBP People Before Profit–Solidarity 5
  • AON Aontú 1
  • I4C Independents 4 Change 1
FF Aindrias Moynihan Cork North-West
FF Anne Rabbitte Galway East
FF Barry Cowen Laois-Offaly
FF Brendan Smith Cavan-Monaghan
FF Cathal Crowe Clare
FF Charlie McConalogue Donegal
FF Christopher O'Sullivan Cork South-West
FF Cormac Devlin Dún Laoghaire
FF Dara Calleary Mayo
FF Darragh O'Brien Dublin Fingal
FF Jack Chambers Dublin West
FF Jackie Cahill Tipperary
FF James Browne Wexford
FF James Lawless Kildare North
FF James O'Connor Cork East
FF Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Carlow-Kilkenny
FF Jim O'Callaghan Dublin Bay South
FF Joe Flaherty Longford-Westmeath
FF John Lahart Dublin South-West
FF John McGuinness Carlow-Kilkenny
FF Marc MacSharry Sligo-Leitrim
FF Mary Butler Waterford
FF Michael McGrath Cork South-Central
FF Michael Moynihan Cork North-West
FF Micheál Martin Cork South-Central
FF Niall Collins Limerick County
FF Niamh Smyth Cavan-Monaghan
FF Norma Foley Kerry
FF Paul McAuliffe Dublin North-West
FF Pádraig O'Sullivan Cork North-Central
FF Robert Troy Longford-Westmeath
FF Sean Fleming Laois-Offaly
FF Seán Haughey Dublin Bay North
FF Stephen Donnelly Wicklow
FF Thomas Byrne Meath East
FF Willie O'Dea Limerick City
FF Éamon Ó Cuív Galway West
SF Aengus Ó Snodaigh Dublin South-Central
SF Brian Stanley Laois-Offaly
SF Chris Andrews Dublin Bay South
SF Claire Kerrane Roscommon-Galway
SF Darren O'Rourke Meath East
SF David Cullinane Waterford
SF Denise Mitchell Dublin Bay North
SF Dessie Ellis Dublin North-West
SF Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Cork South-Central
SF Eoin Ó Broin Dublin Mid-West
SF Imelda Munster Louth
SF John Brady Wicklow
SF Johnny Guirke Meath West
SF Johnny Mythen Wexford
SF Kathleen Funchion Carlow-Kilkenny
SF Louise O'Reilly Dublin Fingal
SF Mairéad Farrell Galway West
SF Mark Ward Dublin Mid-West
SF Martin Browne Tipperary
SF Martin Kenny Sligo-Leitrim
SF Mary Lou McDonald Dublin Central
SF Matt Carthy Cavan-Monaghan
SF Maurice Quinlivan Limerick City
SF Pa Daly Kerry
SF Pat Buckley Cork East
SF Patricia Ryan Kildare South
SF Paul Donnelly Dublin West
SF Pauline Tully Cavan-Monaghan
SF Pearse Doherty Donegal
SF Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Donegal
SF Rose Conway-Walsh Mayo
SF Ruairí Ó Murchú Louth
SF Réada Cronin Kildare North
SF Seán Crowe Dublin South-West
SF Sorca Clarke Longford-Westmeath
SF Thomas Gould Cork North-Central
SF Violet-Anne Wynne Clare
GP Brian Leddin Limerick City
GP Catherine Martin Dublin Rathdown
GP Eamon Ryan Dublin Bay South
GP Francis Noel Duffy Dublin South-West
GP Joe O'Brien Dublin Fingal
GP Malcolm Noonan Carlow-Kilkenny
GP Marc Ó Cathasaigh Waterford
GP Neasa Hourigan Dublin Central
GP Ossian Smyth Dún Laoghaire
GP Patrick Costello Dublin South-Central
GP Roderic O'Gorman Dublin West
GP Steven Matthews Wicklow
IND Carol Nolan Laois-Offaly
IND Catherine Connolly Galway West
IND Danny Healy-Rae Kerry
IND Mattie McGrath Tipperary
IND Michael Collins Cork South-West
IND Michael Healy-Rae Kerry
IND Richard O'Donoghue Limerick County
IND Thomas Pringle Donegal
LAB Alan Kelly Tipperary
LAB Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Dublin Bay North
LAB Brendan Howlin Wexford
LAB Duncan Smith Dublin Fingal
LAB Ged Nash Louth
LAB Seán Sherlock Cork East
PBP Bríd Smith Dublin South-Central
PBP Gino Kenny Dublin Mid-West
PBP Mick Barry Cork North-Central
PBP Paul Murphy Dublin South-West
PBP Richard Boyd Barrett Dún Laoghaire
AON Peadar Tóibín Meath West
I4C Joan Collins Dublin South-Central

Staon

16
  • IND Independent 10
  • SD Social Democrats 6
IND Cathal Berry Kildare South
IND Denis Naughten Roscommon-Galway
IND Marian Harkin Sligo-Leitrim
IND Matt Shanahan Waterford
IND Michael Fitzmaurice Roscommon-Galway
IND Michael Lowry Tipperary
IND Michael McNamara Clare
IND Noel Grealish Galway West
IND Peter Fitzpatrick Louth
IND Verona Murphy Wexford
SD Catherine Murphy Kildare North
SD Cian O'Callaghan Dublin Bay North
SD Gary Gannon Dublin Central
SD Holly Cairns Cork South-West
SD Jennifer Whitmore Wicklow
SD Róisín Shortall Dublin North-West

Party shown is the one each member held on 2020-02-20, frozen by a dated join — not their party today. The Oireachtas API publishes no date of birth and returns an empty gender field for every member in this period, so no age or gender breakdown is shown.