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Charles Flanagan TD
- Fine Gael TD for Laois-Offaly
- Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
- Email me whenever Charles Flanagan 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): Health Services, Schools Building Projects, Hospital Services, Crime Levels, Garda Deployment
(based on written questions asked by Charles Flanagan and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)
“Apologies have been received from Senator Joe O'Reilly. We are dealing with pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the defence (amendment) Bill 2023. We are pleased to meet members of the external oversight body of the Defence Forces to discuss this Bill. I welcome in particular Professor Brian MacCraith, chair, Ms Josephine Feehily, member, Ms Julie Sinnamon, member, Ms...”
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)
“I thank Professor MacCraith very much. On behalf of the committee and on my own behalf I would like to mention how grateful we are for the workload being undertaken by them and, indeed, for the role and function of their body. We very much acknowledge that and, in particular, the critical need for the transformation process to proceed along the lines that were originally intended. I...”
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)
“Would anyone like to comment on Deputy Berry's observations?”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 81 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
- People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 74 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Charles Flanagan speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1176 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.)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register