• Fine Gael TD for Limerick County
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Patrick O'Donovan speaks (no more than once per day)

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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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (9 Jul 2025)

“In support of Action 19 in the Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce and as part of the Department's key role in driving the Night-Time Economy in Ireland, we are funding 9 NTE Advisors in Dublin City, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Sligo, Longford, Buncrana and Drogheda. The Night-Time Economy (NTE) pilots are a significant project within the Night-Time Economy...”

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (9 Jul 2025)

“The Programme for Government – Securing Ireland’s Future published in January 2025 sets a number of targets which include the completion of the installation of high-speed fibre broadband to 1.1 million people, including homes, farms, and businesses nationwide, by 2026. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government's initiative to deliver high speed broadband services...”

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (9 Jul 2025)

“Reply not received from Department.”

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• Has spoken in 14 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well 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.
• 52 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") 623 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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