I congratulate the Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin, on his election and appointment as Taoiseach of our country and Government. I congratulate Deputy Naughton on being appointed a Minister of State attending Cabinet with responsibility for disability, which will be a vital role for all of us in government working across key Ministries to deliver the step change required in disability services.
If the previous Government was formed on the back of a Micheál Martin U-turn regarding Fine Gael, this Government is formed on the back of a Micheál Martin U-turn regarding Deputy Michael Lowry. The programme for Government guarantees that the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael housing disaster will continue, that home ownership will remain beyond the reach of working people and that the need to ramp up the delivery of affordable housing and of council housing will remain unmet.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Mary Butler; Níl, Deputies Cian O'Callaghan and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for the day's business be agreed to." | Carried | 95–77 |
| Question put: "That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Micheál Martin for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach." | Carried | 95–76 |
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