• Fine Gael TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 25 February 2011 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, Energy Policy, Banking Sector Regulation, Tax Data, Departmental Funding

(based on written questions asked by John Paul Phelan and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (18 Apr 2024)

“133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons the Government is willing to recognise the independence of Palestine but not the independence of Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17199/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (18 Apr 2024)

“153. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of X-ray scanners used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports; the number of dates on which they were deployed and used at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the number of X-ray scanners in use at ports and airports. [17172/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (18 Apr 2024)

“154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of sniffers dogs being used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports; the number of dates on which they were deployed and used at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the number of sniffers dogs in use at ports and airports. [17173/24]”

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• Has spoken in 6 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 93 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
• 31 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever John Paul Phelan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 293 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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