• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Fingal
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 8 March 2011 — appointed
• Left the Seanad on 27 February 2016 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects Status, Garda Deployment, Schools Building Projects, Brexit Issues, Schools Site Acquisitions

(based on written questions asked by Darragh O'Brien and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (25 Apr 2024)

“My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects of the Guidelines including noise, setback distance, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. My Department, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC)...”

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Teanga Gaeilge (25 Apr 2024)

“Is é creat beartais agus reachtaíochta iomchuí a sholáthar do chóras toghcháin nua-aimseartha agus éifeachtach an phríomhfheidhm atá ag mo Roinn i gcúrsaí toghcháin. Laistigh den chreat sin, tá na Cinn Chomhairimh Áitiúla neamhspleácha freagrach as gach gné a bhaineann le reáchtáil iarbhír na...”

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 Apr 2024)

“My Departments’ Multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme (DPI Programme) provides funding to assist local authorities to resolve issues with DPI to enable the taking-in-charge of housing estates. As regards the estates referred to in the details supplied, my Department received an application for funding under the DPI Programme from Kerry...”

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• Has spoken in 60 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 95 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 49 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Darragh O'Brien speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 778 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 728 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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