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- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: I thank everybody who spoke here this evening and I thank people for the support they have expressed for the motion. Nevertheless, there is a few matters I have to clarify. Deputy Brady stated that we refused to support the exact same motion as the one before the House when he put it forward. The motion the Deputy put down is the same motion as he has tabled tonight, including his...
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: When Deputy Brady is purporting to tell the truth, he should learn to tell the whole truth.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: The fact of the matter is that Sinn Féin has no interest in pensioners. It has no interest in people in receipt of social welfare benefits and I will tell Deputy Brady why. After the last general election with a weakened Deputy Enda Kenny looking for support, Sinn Féin could have approached him and said, "Look, we want to do all those wonderful things that we are talking about",...
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: You were a mass sniper earlier on.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: I did not interrupt Deputy Brady but we are used to this sort of militaristic fascism from Sinn Féin. When they do not like what you are saying, they shout you down.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: They shout you down. They do not let you talk. That is it. That is the line.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: I was not.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: I was not.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: We might as well put a candle in the window for Shergar as ask him to act responsibly.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: Second, Sinn Féin has happily presided over a starvation system of social welfare in Northern Ireland where those in receipt of the old age pension are getting paid approximately €100 per week less than those down here are, and they come down here lecturing us. In Northern Ireland, the rate of carer's allowance is €69 per week.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: It is approximately €200 per week here and they are lecturing us.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: He has no respect for democracy, that is his problem. If he keeps talking, I will keep answering him. I asked Deputy Brady quite recently why Sinn Féin did not make this a priority when it was entering the Executive in the first place. Why did they not say they would not enter into government in this country and preside over a starvation rate of social welfare? A second question...
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: -----but if Sinn Féin really wanted people to be paid rates of social welfare in Northern Ireland, why did it not collapse the Executive on that? It obviously had a different priority. Do not lecture me about priorities.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: It is ironic that Sinn Féin comes in here obviously so worried about women. The only women I read about are the women who are being bullied out of Sinn Féin. That is the only thing I read about or hear about. Do not try that caper with me because you certainly will not succeed. You can bully young women but you certainly will not bully us.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: Your party.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: I withdraw nothing.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: I said Sinn Féin has bullied women.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: I did not accuse you.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: I want to make it clear I am talking about the Sinn Féin Party, not Deputy Brady.
- Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)
Willie O'Dea: It is typical.