• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2011 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Benefits, Citizenship Applications, Carer's Allowance Applications, Tax Code, Higher Education Grants

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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (14 Oct 2025)

“The Deputy should note at the outset that it is a legislative requirement that the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal (DDMBA) is independent in the exercise of its functions and it is a matter for the Board to determine all aspects of the management and delivery of the appeals process. At an appeal hearing the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal (DDMBA) reviews the decision by...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (14 Oct 2025)

“The Help to Buy (HTB) incentive is a scheme to assist first-time purchasers with the deposit they need to buy or build a new house or apartment. The incentive gives a refund of Income Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) paid in Ireland over the previous four years, subject to limits outlined in the legislation. Based on the latest available data (30 September 2025), the scheme has...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (14 Oct 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 332, 333 and 334 together. I am advised that Deputy Hearne's question relates to the Living City Initiative (LCI) rather that the 'over the shop' premises relief. The LCI is a targeted measure which is aimed at very specific areas in urgent need of regeneration, it is provided for under sections 372AAA to 372AAD of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. It...”

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• Has spoken in 45 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 60 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Paschal Donohoe speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1825 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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