Despite denials from the Taoiseach and Tánaiste, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has stated that she thinks there will be a general election in November, reports RTE.
She declared that her party will field about seventy candidates and be prepared for the contest whenever it was held.
Speaking on behalf of the Government, Taoiseach Simon Harris stated that the Government “wants to go full term” and that February would be the best month to hold elections.
Prior to the Dáil’s resumption on Wednesday, the party is hosting its yearly think-in at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin, reports RTE.
Ms. McDonald asserted that delivery, not resources, was the primary obstacle confronting the economy, and that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil had shown they were unable to meet this challenge.
When asked about the party’s decline in the polls, she stated that Sinn Féin is more motivated than ever and is “very well aware” of the work that has to be done.
The head of Sinn Féin declared that the government had no business being involved in the distribution of Apple’s billions of euros, reports RTE.
She said that a government lead by Sinn Féin would make sure that infrastructure worth €1 billion was invested in underprivileged working-class neighbourhoods, identifying those communities through DEIS schools.
When asked about Finance Minister Jack Chambers’ criticism of her party’s housing policy, she replied that he needed to be reminded that Fianna Fáil destroyed Ireland’s economy and that as a result, many Irish citizens are now living abroad.
Apart from that, Ms. McDonald stated that she is doing well after “quite a year” and that the difficulties she has encountered have strengthened her sense of “steel and resilience”, reports RTE.
In reference to her husband’s cancer treatment and her personal health issues, she remarked, “We are out the far side and I feel so grateful for that.”
Families that have experienced health issues, especially cancer, “know that you don’t walk the journey alone,” according to Ms. McDonald.
She said: “I have a great family, I have a great circle of friends, and yes, it was very tough, I will not lie, but the good news is we’re through it. We’re at the far side,” reports RTE.
“Thank God, and I feel so grateful for that. And I suppose for me, in the work that I do and in my public role, I think it’s added a sense of steel to me and resilience,” she said, reports RTE.
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