• Fine Gael TD for Limerick County
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Medical Cards, Departmental Funding, Single Payment Scheme Payments, Grant Payments

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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (10 Apr 2025)

“As outlined in the Programme for Government, the Government believes that culture and the arts are essential to a well-rounded society, providing opportunities for education, expression and community engagement. Ireland is world renowned for our rich, diverse and vibrant arts sector. As part of the Programme, the Government has committed to examining the feasibility of a minor capital works...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (10 Apr 2025)

“There is now a significant body of legislation providing the foundation for Ireland’s online safety framework, including the regulation of social media. Coimisiún na Meán, as Ireland’s new online safety and media regulator, is at the heart of that framework. It was established under the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act, which transposed the AudioVisual...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

“My Department is guided by relevant legislation, policies and the National Cyber Security Centre in respect of all matters related to the use or operation of AI. All applications and platforms used or operated by my Department must be in line with relevant policies and be consistent with advice provided by the National Cyber Security Centre. At present my Department has not adopted the...”

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• Has spoken in 15 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 3 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.
• 51 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Patrick O'Donovan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 587 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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