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Patrick O'Donovan TD
- 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)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Medical Cards, Departmental Funding, Single Payment Scheme Payments, Social Welfare Appeals
(based on written questions asked by Patrick O'Donovan and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (24 Apr 2024)
“This Government is committed to removing accommodation as a barrier to education. In November 2022, the Government approved the development of both a short and long term policy responses to increase the supply of student accommodation. In the short term, as part of this response, Government supported the activation of student accommodation projects in our Universities with planning...”
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Apr 2024)
“It is not possible to provide the requested information on a county-by-county basis. The information is available by Education and Training Board (ETB). Therefore, the following information is for Louth & Meath ETB (LMETB), which operates in the Louth and Meath. However, its catchment area may extend beyond these counties. The list of apprenticeship programmes currently available...”
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Apr 2024)
“As of the end of March 2024 there are 73 national apprenticeships available, offering a qualification between NFQ level 5 and NFQ level 10. This compares to 73 apprenticeships available in 2023 and 68 apprenticeships available in 2022. The list of apprenticeship courses that were available in each of the years 2022 and 2023 are provided in tabular form below, along with the list of...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
- 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.
- 46 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") 539 times in debates — average among TDs.
(Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register