• Social Democrats TD for Kildare North
• Changed party from Independent on 14 Jul 2015
• Entered the Dáil on 11 March 2005 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Data, An Garda Síochána, Departmental Staff, Departmental Contracts

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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

“I will read out the line from the Comptroller and Auditor General's opening statement: "In 2022, performance-related deductions applied to public transport operators amounted to just over €17.3 million, up from just under €3.8 million in 2021." That is not just an amount; it is reliability. Reliability is the number one important issue for people. You stand at a bus stop and...”

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

“Is Mr. Ryan talking about Dublin Bus or the city? What is he talking about?”

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

“Dublin Bus operates in Bray, Maynooth, Leixlip and Celbridge. Is Mr. Ryan talking about all of that?”

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• Has spoken in 94 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 1251 written questions in the last year — well above 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.
• 56 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Catherine Murphy speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1354 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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