• Fianna Fail TD for Laois-Offaly
• Taoiseach (since 7 May 2008)
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This TD is not currently on any committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

“I thank the Deputy for his inquiry. It is an issue to which I referred recently. Work is being undertaken to deal with the matter this year and I expect we will have it in the next session.”

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

“We have brought forward legislation, through the commissions of inquiry legislation, to deal with those issues in a far more effective manner than through the 2004 Act, which as we know from experience has major cost implications, even in matters of public importance. These are often not dealt with with the speed people would expect because of the issues that arise in terms of witnesses etc....”

European Council: Statements (7 Jul 2010)

“I attended the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 17 June. The meeting was unusual in that it took place on one day rather than the usual two-day format for our annual June meeting. That aside, however, in terms of its business the meeting was in many ways the first relatively normal meeting of the European Council this year. While we are still in the midst of ongoing economic...”

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• Has spoken in 249 debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 4 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 2333 times in debates — well above average among TDs. (Why is this here?)