• Fine Gael TD for Limerick County
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Patrick O'Donovan speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Medical Cards, Departmental Funding, Single Payment Scheme Payments, Social Welfare Appeals

(based on written questions asked by Patrick O'Donovan and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (18 Apr 2024)

“Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the statutory body with responsibility for developing, promoting and maintaining the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). In line with the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012, the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) currently recognises the qualifications of Irish awarding bodies including...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2024)

“Under the Student Grant scheme, SUSI grants are awarded to eligible students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the conditions of funding, including nationality and residency. The scheme has a statutory underpinning and is operated in accordance with the provisions of the relevant primary legislation, namely the Student Support Act 2011. In order to be...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

“You are a bit of a tourist so.”

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• Has spoken in 27 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 46 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Patrick O'Donovan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 539 times in debates — average among TDs.
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