• Fine Gael TD for Mayo
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Benefits, Grant Payments, Health Services, Social Welfare Appeals, Passport Services

(based on written questions asked by Michael Ring and answered by departments)

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

“I agree in principle with the Minister of State's Bill because we know we have a problem with gambling in the country. However, as all the previous Deputies have said, the proposal in the Bill is wrong. It is not going to work. I ask the Minister of State not to ask us to vote for the legislation tonight if there is something wrong with it. It is fine for the officials but these voluntary...”

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

“I thank the Deputy. Deputy Catherine Murphy is next.”

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

“We all agree with the Deputy but that is not a point of order.”

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• Has spoken in 51 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 459 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 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 57 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Michael Ring speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 736 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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