• 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, Social Welfare Benefits, Asylum Applications, Citizenship Applications, Schools Building Projects

(based on written questions asked by Bernard Durkan and answered by departments)

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)

“I congratulate the Minister on advancing the school meals programme. I ask the Minister about the efforts that continue to be made to ensure a balanced and nutritious diet is maintained in what are children's formative years.”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)

“I asked about the dietary balance.”

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

“How many minutes do I have?”

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• Has spoken in 244 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 2206 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 18 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 69 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Bernard Durkan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2114 times in debates — well above 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.)

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