The politicians who could have saved Shannon-Heathrow…but didn’t
Behold! The Shannon-Heathrow Hall of Shame
Where applicable, the politicians name will be linked to their contact information.
Michael Creed. (Fine Gael) Cork North West. Name absent from list of voters.
Michael D’Arcy (Fine Gael) Wexford. Name absent from list of voters.
Damien English (Fine Gael) Meath West. Name absent from list of voters
Frank Feighan (Fine Gael) Roscommon/South Leitrim. Name absent from list of voters.
Charles Flanegan (Fine Gael) Laois Offally. Name absent from list of voters.
Paul Kehoe (Fine Gael) Wexford. Name absent from list of voters.
Joe McHugh (Fine Gael) Donegal North East. Name absent from list of voters.
Leo Varadkar (Fine Gael) Dublin West. Name absent from list of voters.
Jack Wall (Labour Party) Kildare South. Name absent from list of voters.
Unsurprisingly, members of the Green Party and the only PD deputy present Noel Greelish voted with the Government.
Here is a list of Independents, who either voted in favour of the Government’s abandonment of Shannon, or who did not vote.
Beverly Flynn (Mayo) Voted with the Government.
Jackie Healy-Rae (Kerry South) Name absent from list of voters.
Michael Lowry (Tipperary South) Voted with the Government.
Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central) Voted with the Government
Dan Sullivan has requested that local government TDs who voted in favour of the motion also have3 their names added to the list, so here goes.
Where applicable, links to contact information for each local TD chave been added.
Niall Collins (Fianna Fail) Limerick West. Voted in Favour of Shannon Motion.
John Cregan (Fianna Fail) Limerick West. Voted in Favour of Shannon motion.
Timmy Dooley (Clare) Voted in favour of Shannon Motion.
Frank Fahey (Fianna Fail) Galway West. Voted in favour of Government motion.
Maire Hoctor (Fianna Fail) Tipperary North. Voted in favour of Government motion
Tony Killeen (Fianna Fail) Clare. Voted in favour of government motion.
Michael Kitt (Fianna Fail) Galway East. Name absent from list of voters.
Tom McElistrim (Fianna Fail) Kerry North. Voted in favour of Government Motion.
Mattie McGrath (Fianna Fail) Tipperary South. Voted in favour of Government Motion.
Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail) Tipperary South. Voted in favour of Government Motion.
Eamon O’Cuiv (Fianna Fail) Galway West. Voted in favour of Government Motion
Willie O’Dea (Fianna Fail) Limerick East. Voted in favour of Government Motion.
John O’Donoghue (Fianna Fail) Kerry South. Name absent from list of voters.
Update John O’Donoghue is not entitled to vote as he is the Ceann Comhairle, and only casts a vote when the voting is tied, which, it was not on this occasion.
Peter Power (Fianna Fail) Limerick East. Voted in favour of Government Motion.
Noel Treacy (Fianna Fail) Galway East. Voted in favour of Government Motion.
Noel Greelish (Progressive Democrats) Galway West. Voted in favour of Government Motion.