Current watchpoint
Sinn Féin is under the most visible pressure on housing while trying to hold discipline.
92% vote discipline across the current tracked window.
Party room
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin pushed hardest on housing pressure, hospital access, and public service delivery, with its front bench highly active across PQs and floor speeches.
Party operating picture
What is holding the room together, what is creating internal friction, and where that pressure is coming from.
Most exposed topic
Housing
Housing is carrying 28% of the current briefing and is clustering around 3 party rooms.
Open topic viewPrimary bill
Housing (Amendment) Bill 2026
The bill is currently at second stage with 8 recorded member votes and 3 linked activity items.
Open bill viewLeverage metrics
A compact read on where the party can stabilise or shift the week’s agenda.
Seats
39
Sinn Féin currently holds 39 seats in the seeded Dail model.
Vote discipline
92%
Share of recent seeded votes aligned with the dominant room line.
Govt agreement
8%
Proxy for how often the party is moving with the government position.
Members in play
TD profiles currently carrying the party signal into committees, votes, and media framing.
TD
High · 0.91Eoin O Broin TD
Sinn Fein room flagged Eoin as the most active housing voice this week
Open dossierTD
High · 0.88Mary Lou McDonald TD
Linked housing pressure and public service delivery in leaders' questions
Open dossierTD
High · 0.86Pearse Doherty TD
Framed affordability pressures as a budget-choice issue
Open dossierConstituencies shaping the room
Local pressure that is materially affecting party line management.
Constituency
Medium · 0.78Dublin Mid-West
Recent activity suggests Dublin Mid-West is being shaped by housing and cost of living.
Open dossierConstituency
Medium · 0.78Dublin Central
Recent activity suggests Dublin Central is being shaped by housing and health.
Open dossierConstituency
Medium · 0.78Donegal
Recent activity suggests Donegal is being shaped by cost of living and housing.
Open dossierRelated bills
Legislative files most likely to test or reinforce internal discipline.
Related topics
Issue clusters where the party is actively trying to set, defend, or resist the narrative.
Topic
Medium · 0.80Housing
Housing is carrying 28% of the current briefing and is clustering around 3 party rooms.
Open dossierTopic
Medium · 0.80Health
Health is carrying 21% of the current briefing and is clustering around 3 party rooms.
Open dossierTopic
Medium · 0.80Cost of Living
Cost of Living is carrying 17% of the current briefing and is clustering around 2 party rooms.
Open dossier