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Joe Flaherty TD
- Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath
- Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
- Email me whenever Joe Flaherty 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): Passport Services, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Covid-19 Pandemic, Agriculture Schemes, Hospital Waiting Lists
(based on written questions asked by Joe Flaherty and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Mar 2024)
“143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times for de facto partnership visa applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11194/24]”
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (5 Mar 2024)
“I want to discuss a rare and uniquely Irish disease. Hereditary ATTR amyloidosis is a genetic condition. The disease was brought to my attention by a lady who lives in County Longford. There are several manifestations of this amyloidosis worldwide, but it includes a specific Irish variant that originates in north-west County Donegal. The condition is known locally as Donegal Amy. While...”
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (5 Mar 2024)
“I think we will all agree that it was well worth waiting until 10.15 p.m. tonight for that good news. After that good news I almost feel I should move constituency to Donegal. There is at least 1% of the Donegal population who will probably view that as better news than Jim McGuinness returning as team manager. It is excellent news and I applaud the Minister of State for her work on this...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 55 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 151 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
- People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 4 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Joe Flaherty speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 116 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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