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Joe O'Brien TD
- Green Party TD for Dublin Fingal
- Entered the Dáil on 29 November 2019 — Byelection
- Email me whenever Joe O'Brien speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Medicinal Products, Pigmeat Sector, Schools Building Projects
(based on written questions asked by Joe O'Brien and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024)
“It is a very significant and important day when a state formally recognises another. It did not really hit home for me how significant this was until I saw the Palestinian national flag flying on my way into Leinster House today. More than four years ago, when my party was negotiating for a commitment to recognise the State of Palestine in the programme for Government, we never thought it...”
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)
“I thank the Deputy for the question. As soon as a Government decision was made last week, the community engagement team informed local TDs and councillors in Dublin Fingal. The site is close to me. I will check to see what was done there. We are operating on the basis that we give representatives all of the information when we have it. The reality of the situation is that it is a staged...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 48 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
- People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 3 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Joe O'Brien speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 247 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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