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Mattie McGrath TD
- Independent TD for Tipperary
- Changed party from Fianna Fail on 29 Jun 2010
- Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
- Email me whenever Mattie McGrath 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, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Funding, Medical Cards, Departmental Staff Data
(based on written questions asked by Mattie McGrath and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
“In ainm Dé, buíochas le Dia, the weather, tá an aimsir tirim inniu. We have had good weather for the past week and it is so badly needed, praise the Lord, because we cannot do anything without God, in my opinion. The weather helps everything. I just spoke to my neighbour, Diarmuid McGrath, and he is setting the potatoes today. We will have potatoes for Christmas dinner. We...”
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
“They are.”
- Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)
“I mean dogs metaphorically.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 278 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 279 written questions in the last year — above 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 13–14 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 55 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Mattie McGrath speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2543 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
(Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)
Register of Members' Interests
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