SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
Deal with this issue.
Cathy Bennett
Rhetoric & votes →On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 8 of 399 decisive votes (3 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.
Party: SF 2024-11-29–present
Record
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
I am sure the Minister of State-----
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
Too late.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
They want Bord Bia certification.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
They want it Bord Bia-certified.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
The customer does not want Brazilian beef.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
I hope he will.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
Nobody is questioning the quality.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
You do not care about us. Give us Brazilian beef.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
So all the Government cares about is the exports, not the imports.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
There is a problem with the-----
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
They could say there was a proper Government in place.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
Bord Bia-certified means something to everyone.
SF
2026-02-04 · Dail
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members]
The Ministers of State were given four and half minutes extra.
SF
2026-01-28 · Dail
Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion [Private Members]
In September of last year, the then Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, conceded that pulling one-off payments would be difficult. His decision at the time was predicated in part upon inflation continuing to remain around 2%. Those were his own words. In reality, CSO figures now show a 12-month inflation rate of 3.2%. It was a callous and cruel budget that was cut-throat with cost-of-living supports. In defence of his compassionless budget, the Taoiseach acknowledged that these supports have been crucial in resp…
SF
2026-01-28 · Dail
Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion [Private Members]
-----because there is no other way to address and respond to the challenges we face as a society. Every Member of this House can staple their colours to the mast through this motion. Are the members of the Government not concerned that both the ESRI and the PBO predict that poverty will continue to rise for people with disabilities?
SF
2026-01-28 · Dail
Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion [Private Members]
Do they want to do something about it?
SF
2026-01-28 · Dail
Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion [Private Members]
If so, the Minister must support this motion.
SF
2026-01-28 · Dail
Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion [Private Members]
People are.
SF
2026-01-27 · Dail
Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage
I welcome that Tusla is to be assigned guiding principles, particularly in relation to the best interests of the child as a paramount consideration, as well as the duty to co-operate between relevant bodies and the establishment of the implementation and the interagency committee. They would seem to be sensible proposals. At this point, people rightly expect more from the Government. While we are 30 years on from the primary legislation, we are nearly three years on from the pre-legislative scrutiny report of the O…