• Sinn Fein TD for Cork South Central
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Covid-19 Pandemic, State Examinations, School Meals Programme, School Staff

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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

“I want to express concern about what was raised by Deputy McNamara. It is very serious and I hope it can be clarified at the earliest stage possible. I want to raise the issue of buses. Hardly a week goes by without my office being contacted by several people for whom buses have disappeared. The buses never show up or they are extremely late.”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

“At the minute it certainly does seem like that. I want to make very clear that it is not the responsibility of the drivers. What is happening fundamentally is that there is a shortage of drivers in Cork city. I would be very surprised if the Tánaiste's office is not getting the same calls. Many routes are particularly badly affected, including the 14, the 203, which was the...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

“Ah stop, go away. Who are you codding?”

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• Has spoken in 123 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 177 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 43 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 616 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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