• Fine Gael TD for Kildare North
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Residency Permits, Asylum Applications, Social Welfare Benefits, Schools Building Projects, Citizenship Applications

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EU Fines (8 Jul 2010)

“To what extent did the Minister have discussions with the Commissioner on fines to be imposed on Ireland? The Minister is at least three years in office and has had ample time to transpose into Irish law the various directives affecting the environment, for which area he has specific responsibility. How long will it take to transpose into Irish law all the remaining directives relevant to...”

EU Fines (8 Jul 2010)

“We were talking about that today at the Joint Committee on European Affairs. The presence of the Minister would have been greatly appreciated.”

EU Fines (8 Jul 2010)

“We are too old for that dictum stuff. The Minister should tell it to somebody else.”

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• Has spoken in 223 debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 3041 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• 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 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 821 times in debates — well above average among TDs. (Why is this here?)