{"id":26788,"date":"2022-07-12T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26788"},"modified":"2022-07-13T14:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T18:15:25","slug":"government-comfortably-wins-no-confidence-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26788","title":{"rendered":"Government Comfortably Wins No Confidence Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"634\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-65177693.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-65177693.png 634w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-65177693-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption><em>Miche\u00e1l Martin&#8217;s coalition secured 85 votes in the motion which was tabled in response to a no-confidence vote by Sinn F\u00e9in (PA Wire\/PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ireland&#8217;s coalition government comfortably won a parliamentary vote of no confidence on Tuesday despite losing its formal majority last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposition party Sinn F\u00e9in tabled the motion after coalition deputy Joe McHugh last week withdrew his commitment to vote in line with government policy following a dispute over compensation for owners of defective homes in his constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, the centre-right governing coalition of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Green Party, was left in direct control of just 79 seats in the 160-seat lower house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, some lawmakers that had left the government over the last two years and several sympathetic independent deputies voted with the government, which won the vote by 85 to 66.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-26788\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26788&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-26788\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26788&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-26788\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26788&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26788\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland&#8217;s coalition government comfortably won a parliamentary vote of no confidence on Tuesday despite losing its formal majority last week. 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