• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Fingal East
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 8 March 2011 — appointed
• Left the Seanad on 27 February 2016 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects Status, Garda Deployment, Schools Building Projects, Brexit Issues, Schools Site Acquisitions

(based on written questions asked by Darragh O'Brien and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Just Transition (22 Oct 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 14 together. The EU Just Transition Fund (EU JTF) aims to address the economic, social and environmental impacts that come with the shift away from carbon-intense activities. In Ireland, the EU JTF is focused on the wider Midlands region which has been impacted by the move away from peat extraction and electricity generation from peat. ...”

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Just Transition (22 Oct 2025)

“The EU Just Transition Fund (EU JFT) aims to address the economic, social and environmental impacts that come with the shift away from carbon-intense activities. In Ireland, the EU JTF is focused on the wider Midlands region which has been impacted by the move away from peat extraction and electricity generation from peat. As at October 2025, 15 calls for funding have been launched, with...”

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Policy (22 Oct 2025)

“In line with Climate Action Plan Action EL/24/16, the Electricity Storage Policy Framework for Ireland was published by my Department in July 2024. Chapter 4 of the Policy Framework provides an overview of the existing safety and regulatory framework in place for grid connected electricity storage systems, including stationary battery electricity storage systems (S-BESS) in the European...”

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• Has spoken in 32 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 95 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• 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.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Darragh O'Brien speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 964 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 728 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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