That is scandalous.
Sentiment score: -0.53
We have heard a lot from Sinn Féin and Independent Ireland about ordinary hard-working people. They say this Government will not listen to hard-working people. They say this Government has lost touch with hard-working people. They seem to think they have a monopoly on hard-working people. Well, I am a hardworking person. I worked a counter and managed a family retail business for 17 years, through good times and bad. My family are hard-working people. Since the day he started working shifts at the age of 16, my husband has worked on the ground for 44 years. I come from a community of hard-working people in Portlaw. I got into politics to represent ordinary hard-working people. Last week, Sinn Féin and Independent Ireland shamefully blurred the lines between peaceful protests and illegal blockades. Peaceful protest is a cherished-----
Sentiment score: -0.04
-----cornerstone of our democracy and always will be. It is one of the many rights we enjoy in a free society. Sinn Féin and other agitators on the Opposition benches try to frame the illegal blockades of critical public infrastructure as a legitimate form of protest.
Sentiment score: -0.04
Members of Independent Ireland used wardens to determine who got healthcare in Limerick hospital.
Sentiment score: 0.00
Sandra Broderick, the regional executive officer of HSE Mid West, had to issue correspondence to politicians to allow people who did not have their appointment letter in the car to access the hospital. Last week, Sinn Féin publicly endorsed illegal blockades which infringed upon the fundamental rights of ordinary hard-working people in this country. Sinn Féin supported hard borders on this island of Ireland - the ultimate hypocrisy. These discriminatory blockades threatened fuel supplies and food security. They denied free movement and they denied access to healthcare for ordinary hard-working citizens throughout this Republic. I witnessed it first hand as a Minister. The illegal blockade supported by Sinn Féin and Independent Ireland meant ambulances had to determine and triage who they answered to.
Sentiment score: -0.04
Elderly people in west Clare were denied home care.
Sentiment score: 0.08
I sat with a family whose 12 hours of support at the weekend for a child who is autistic were reduced because the people did not have petrol in their car to visit. That is the reality of Independent Ireland and Sinn Féin.
Sentiment score: 0.20