• Social Democrats TD for Dublin North West
• Changed party from Independent on 14 Jul 2015; from Labour on 27 Sep 2012
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Health Services, Social Welfare Benefits, Tax Code, Pension Provisions

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 May 2024)

“I thank the Taoiseach. I am not suggesting that acquiring Barrington's Hospital is going to solve all the problems by any means but it will make a significant contribution to expanding capacity. It is an existing operating hospital and could be brought onstream very speedily. I welcome the fact that the Taoiseach will pursue that further. Other critical things obviously need to happen...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 May 2024)

“The details that emerged during the inquest of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston were horrific. She did not need surgery; she needed an antibiotic. Instead of receiving the care she needed, she was left to die. On the night that Aoife lay dying, one doctor was trying to manage 191 emergency department patients. Medics at the inquest described the emergency department that night as a war zone and...”

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

“I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion and providing us an opportunity to debate the cost of fuel. There is no doubt but the high price of petrol and diesel has had a huge impact on workers and families across the country, in particular in rural Ireland. That is why interventions like excise duty cuts have been required. After two years it is surely time for the Government to...”

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• Has spoken in 87 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 559 written questions in the last year — well 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 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 79 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Róisín Shortall speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1174 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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