Dáil vote · 9 April 2025

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."

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Tá means yes and Níl means no to the exact question put. The vote alone does not establish a TD's full position or reasons.

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The result

Carried

Tá (yes): 83
Níl (no): 65
Staon (abstain): 1

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie; Níl, Deputies Peadar Tóibín and Paul Lawless.

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How each party voted

Party	Tá	Níl	Staon	No vote	Most voted
Fianna Fáil	43	–	–	5	Tá
Sinn Féin	–	34	–	5	Níl
Fine Gael	32	–	–	5	Tá
Independent	8	5	–	3	No whip
Labour Party	–	9	–	2	Níl
Social Democrats	–	8	–	2	Níl
Independent Ireland	–	3	–	1	Níl
People Before Profit-Solidarity	–	2	–	1

How every TD voted

Showing 173 of 173 TDs

Aengus Ó SnodaighSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
Níl
Aidan FarrellySocial Democrats · Kildare North
Níl
Aindrias MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
Tá
Aisling DempseyFianna Fáil · Meath West
Tá
Alan DillonFine Gael · Mayo
Tá
Alan KellyLabour Party · Tipperary North
No vote
Albert DolanFianna Fáil · Galway East
Tá
Ann GravesSinn Féin · Dublin Fingal East
Níl
Barry HeneghanIndependent · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Barry WardFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
Tá
Brendan SmithFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Brian BrennanFine Gael · Wicklow-Wexford
Tá
Brian StanleyIndependent · Laois
Níl
Carol NolanIndependent · Offaly
Níl
Cathal CroweFianna Fáil · Clare
Tá
Catherine ArdaghFianna Fáil · Dublin South-Central
Tá
Catherine CallaghanFine Gael · Carlow-Kilkenny
Tá
Catherine ConnollyIndependents 4 Change · Galway West
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Cathy BennettSinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Charles Ward100% RDR · Donegal
Níl
Charlie McConalogueFianna Fáil · Donegal
Tá
Christopher O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork South-West
Tá
Cian O'CallaghanSocial Democrats · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Ciarán AhernLabour Party · Dublin South-West
No vote
Claire KerraneSinn Féin · Roscommon-Galway
Níl
Colm BrophyFine Gael · Dublin South-West
No vote
Colm BurkeFine Gael · Cork North-Central
Tá
Conor D. McGuinnessSinn Féin · Waterford
Níl
Conor SheehanLabour Party · Limerick City
Níl
Cormac DevlinFianna Fáil · Dún Laoghaire
Tá
Danny Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
No vote
Dara CallearyFianna Fáil · Mayo
Tá
Darragh O'BrienFianna Fáil · Dublin Fingal East
Tá
Darren O'RourkeSinn Féin · Meath East
Níl
David CullinaneSinn Féin · Waterford
Níl
David MaxwellFine Gael · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Denise MitchellSinn Féin · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Dessie EllisSinn Féin · Dublin North-West
Níl
Donna McGettiganSinn Féin · Clare
Níl
Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireSinn Féin · Cork South-Central
Níl
Duncan SmithLabour Party · Dublin Fingal East
Níl
Eamon ScanlonFianna Fáil · Sligo-Leitrim
Tá
Edward TimminsFine Gael · Wicklow
Tá
Emer CurrieFine Gael · Dublin West
Tá
Emer HigginsFine Gael · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Eoghan KennyLabour Party · Cork North-Central
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Eoin HayesIndependent · Dublin Bay South
Níl
Eoin Ó BroinSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Erin McGreehanFianna Fáil · Louth
Tá
Fionntán Ó SúilleabháinSinn Féin · Wicklow-Wexford
Níl
Frankie FeighanFine Gael · Sligo-Leitrim
Tá
Gary GannonSocial Democrats · Dublin Central
Níl
Ged NashLabour Party · Louth
Níl
George LawlorLabour Party · Wexford
Níl
Gillian TooleIndependent · Meath East
Tá
Grace BolandFine Gael · Dublin Fingal West
Tá
Helen McEnteeFine Gael · Meath East
Tá
Hildegarde NaughtonFine Gael · Galway West
Tá
Holly CairnsSocial Democrats · Cork South-West
No vote
Ivana BacikLabour Party · Dublin Bay South
Níl
Jack ChambersFianna Fáil · Dublin West
Tá
James BrowneFianna Fáil · Wexford
Tá
James GeogheganFine Gael · Dublin Bay South
Tá
James LawlessFianna Fáil · Kildare North
Tá
James O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Cork East
Tá
Jen CumminsSocial Democrats · Dublin South-Central
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Jennifer Carroll MacNeillFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
Tá
Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Tá
Jennifer WhitmoreSocial Democrats · Wicklow
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Jerry ButtimerFine Gael · Cork South-Central
Tá
Jim O'CallaghanFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay South
Tá
Joanna ByrneSinn Féin · Louth
Níl
Joe CooneyFine Gael · Clare
Tá
Joe NevilleFine Gael · Kildare North
Tá
John BradySinn Féin · Wicklow
No vote
John ClendennenFine Gael · Offaly
Tá
John ConnollyFianna Fáil · Galway West
No vote
John CumminsFine Gael · Waterford
Tá
John LahartFianna Fáil · Dublin South-West
Tá
John McGuinnessFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
No vote
John Paul O'SheaFine Gael · Cork North-West
Tá
Johnny GuirkeSinn Féin · Meath West
Níl
Johnny MythenSinn Féin · Wexford
Níl
Keira KeoghFine Gael · Mayo
Tá
Ken O'FlynnIndependent Ireland · Cork North-Central
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Kevin Boxer MoranIndependent · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Kieran O'DonnellFine Gael · Limerick City
Tá
Liam QuaideSocial Democrats · Cork East
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Louis O'HaraSinn Féin · Galway East
Níl
Louise O'ReillySinn Féin · Dublin Fingal West
Níl
Maeve O'ConnellFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
Tá
Máire DevineSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
Níl
Mairéad FarrellSinn Féin · Galway West
No vote
Malcolm ByrneFianna Fáil · Wicklow-Wexford
Tá
Marian HarkinIndependent · Sligo-Leitrim
Tá
Marie SherlockLabour Party · Dublin Central
Níl
Mark WallLabour Party · Kildare South
Níl
Mark WardSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Martin DalyFianna Fáil · Roscommon-Galway
Tá
Martin HeydonFine Gael · Kildare South
No vote
Martin KennySinn Féin · Sligo-Leitrim
Níl
Mary ButlerFianna Fáil · Waterford
Tá
Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin · Dublin Central
No vote
Matt CarthySinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Mattie McGrathIndependent · Tipperary South
No vote
Maurice QuinlivanSinn Féin · Limerick City
Níl
Michael CahillFianna Fáil · Kerry
Tá
Michael CollinsIndependent Ireland · Cork South-West
Níl
Michael FitzmauriceIndependent Ireland · Roscommon-Galway
No vote
Michael Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
Tá
Michael LowryIndependent · Tipperary North
Tá
Michael MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
Tá
Michael MurphyFine Gael · Tipperary South
Tá
Micheál CarrigyFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Micheál MartinFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
Tá
Naoise Ó CearúilFianna Fáil · Kildare North
Tá
Naoise Ó MuiríFine Gael · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Natasha Newsome DrennanSinn Féin · Carlow-Kilkenny
Níl
Neale RichmondFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
No vote
Niall CollinsFianna Fáil · Limerick County
Tá
Niamh SmythFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
No vote
Noel GrealishIndependent · Galway West
Tá
Noel McCarthyFine Gael · Cork East
No vote
Norma FoleyFianna Fáil · Kerry
Tá
Pa DalySinn Féin · Kerry
Níl
Pádraig Mac LochlainnSinn Féin · Donegal
Níl
Pádraig O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork North-Central
Tá
Pádraig RiceSocial Democrats · Cork South-Central
No vote
Pat BuckleySinn Féin · Cork East
Níl
Pat the Cope GallagherFianna Fáil · Donegal
Tá
Patrick O'DonovanFine Gael · Limerick County
Tá
Paul DonnellySinn Féin · Dublin West
Níl
Paul LawlessAontú · Mayo
Níl
Paul McAuliffeFianna Fáil · Dublin North-West
Tá
Paul MurphyPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin South-West
Níl
Paul Nicholas GogartyIndependent · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Paula ButterlyFine Gael · Louth
Tá
Peadar TóibínAontú · Meath West
Níl
Pearse DohertySinn Féin · Donegal
Níl
Peter 'Chap' CleereFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Tá
Peter BurkeFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Peter RocheFine Gael · Galway East
Tá
Réada CroninSinn Féin · Kildare North
Níl
Richard Boyd BarrettPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dún Laoghaire
No vote
Richard O'DonoghueIndependent Ireland · Limerick County
Níl
Robert O'DonoghueLabour Party · Dublin Fingal West
Níl
Robert TroyFianna Fáil · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Roderic O'GormanGreen Party · Dublin West
Staon
Rory HearneSocial Democrats · Dublin North-West
Níl
Rose Conway-WalshSinn Féin · Mayo
No vote
Ruairí Ó MurchúSinn Féin · Louth
Níl
Ruth CoppingerPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin West
Níl
Ryan O'MearaFianna Fáil · Tipperary North
Tá
Seamus HealyIndependent · Tipperary South
Níl
Séamus McGrathFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
Tá
Seán CanneyIndependent · Galway East
Tá
Seán CroweSinn Féin · Dublin South-West
Níl
Sean FlemingFianna Fáil · Laois
Tá
Seán Ó FearghaílFianna Fáil · Kildare South
Tá
Shane MoynihanFianna Fáil · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Shay BrennanFianna Fáil · Dublin Rathdown
Tá
Shónagh Ní RaghallaighSinn Féin · Kildare South
Níl
Simon HarrisFine Gael · Wicklow
No vote
Sinéad GibneySocial Democrats · Dublin Rathdown
Níl
Sorca ClarkeSinn Féin · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Thomas ByrneFianna Fáil · Meath East
Tá
Thomas GouldSinn Féin · Cork North-Central
No vote
Timmy DooleyFianna Fáil · Clare
No vote
Tom BrabazonFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Tony McCormackFianna Fáil · Offaly
Tá
Verona MurphyIndependent · Wexford
No vote
William AirdFine Gael · Laois
Tá
Willie O'DeaFianna Fáil · Limerick City
No vote

The full text TDs voted on

This vote decided the motion as amended. Earlier in this debate amendment No. 2 replaced the original wording, so Tá supported the amendment's text below, not the original motion.

A motion can bundle several proposals together. Tá or Níl applies to the whole question put, so a TD may agree with one part and still vote against it because of another. Read the full wording, and the debate where TDs gave their reasons, before treating this vote as a position on any single point.

The motion as movedMoved by Deputy Peadar Tóibín on Wednesday, 9 April 2025

That Dáil Éireann:
recognises that:
— Ireland is the most exposed country in the European Union (EU) to a United States (US) tariffs war, and while a reprieve has been given to the pharma sector, the landing zone on tariffs is still not known;
— a full-scale tariff war will affect Ireland disproportionately, and while Ireland exported €223.8 billion of goods and services last year, one third of these exports, €72 billion, went to the US, of which €58 billion of this is made up of pharmaceuticals and chemicals;
— Ireland is a small open economy, and a fall in international trade, precipitated by the increase in global tariffs, will hit Ireland hard;
— Ireland is potentially facing a fall in employment and job creation, leaving many indigenous businesses, especially in the agri-food sector and drinks sector, badly hit;
— corporation taxes are likely to fall, and future public spending is in real danger; and
— the all-Ireland economy and the Windsor Framework will face significant challenges with differing tariff regulations on each side of the border, and products with integrated North–South supply chains will face major difficulties;
acknowledges that:
— Ireland's economy is unbalanced, and Ireland is heavily reliant on the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector and has a small, weak indigenous enterprise sector;
— Ireland has become a very expensive location to do business and has the most expensive net electricity prices in the EU;
— Irish firms seeking to grow are often located outside of Ireland; and
— Ireland has capacity shortages in many key infrastructure areas, from housing to transport to energy; and
calls on the Government to:
— take a stronger and more direct role in negotiating with the US administration, as the stated objective of the US administration is to reduce the perceived trade imbalance between the US and the EU, and seek if this can be addressed while protecting the Irish economy;
— demand that the EU pursues a pragmatic policy of de-escalation;
— ensure that the EU does not make retaliatory tariff decisions that makes a target for the US of key Irish enterprise sectors;
— significantly increase Ireland's diplomatic footprint in Washington DC, with the Republican Party in the US, and in the office of Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU;
— develop Covid-19/Brexit magnitude supports for indigenous enterprise sectors that will be worst hit, providing export and market diversification supports, and provide increased grant funding for increased research, development and innovation;
— create sectoral taskforces to include relevant stakeholders, including employers and trade unions, and provide adequate income supports to workers who lose their jobs;
— continue to attract and support FDI, but also start to develop a stronger indigenous enterprise sector which is less mobile and less likely to move out of Ireland;
— reduce the reliance of corporation tax in Ireland's enterprise policy by investing in other competitive advantages, such as transport, housing, communications, energy, water and education infrastructure;
— reduce input costs to businesses, such as electricity, property, banking, insurance, and other utility costs;
— review non-human resource regulation on indigenous enterprise, with a view to cutting unnecessary red tape and bureaucracy, which will simplify and speed up the planning process, and improve investment opportunities for growing Irish firms;
— create a better regional and spatial delivery of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland investments; and
— reinstate the Oireachtas Joint Committees on Enterprise, Trade and Employment and on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach immediately.

Amendment No. 2Decided in this voteMoved by Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Thomas Byrne

To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:
"notes that the United States (US) has implemented tariffs on all of its trading partners, with the European Union (EU) and Ireland facing tariffs of:
— 25 per cent on steel, aluminium and derivatives since 12th March;
— 25 per cent on the automotive sector since 3rd April; and
— 10 per cent on remaining goods since 5th April, rising to 20 per cent on 9th April;
further notes that the pharmaceutical and semiconductor sectors are excluded from tariffs at this moment, along with the commodities of wood/lumber and copper;
regrets that the US action will undermine the global trading system and economic integration which has delivered immense benefit to all countries and has helped lift hundreds of millions out of poverty across the world;
recognises that:
— the Government is working intensively with EU partners on the EU response;
— the European Commission, in line with the EU Treaties, holds the competence for Trade policy and will represent the Union's interest and the interests of all EU member states in negotiations with third countries;
— the EU, while preparing for a proportionate response, at all times has emphasised its openness and willingness to negotiate and that Ireland has strongly supported this position;
— the Government, working in close coordination with the European Commission, is also in regular contact with the US administration, to reinforce our collective interests in negotiations with the US;
— the Government continues to engage extensively with stakeholders here, particularly through the Government Trade Forum, in shaping the Irish and EU response to the issues; and
— the Government is conscious of the potential impacts of differential US tariff rates on the EU and the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland, and on the all-island economy, and is in ongoing contact with the Northern Ireland Executive and the British government in this regard;
acknowledges that:
— the success of the Irish economy is based on openness to trade and investment with all countries and this model has served the Irish people extremely well;

Wording as published in the official Dáil record, unedited. Read the debate