• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Central
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Mary Lou McDonald speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff, Exchequer Savings, Departmental Agencies, Pension Provisions

(based on written questions asked by Mary Lou McDonald and answered by departments)

Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (1 May 2025)

“Hear, hear.”

Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (1 May 2025)

“That means I have only five minutes. I will endeavour to air some of the issues that need to be aired on the floor of this House in the time we are sharing. I struggle to express just how astonishing and disappointing all of this is. The Minister said Grace was at the heart of this process. That is simply not true. The rights, experiences and advocacy for Grace have all been...”

Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (1 May 2025)

“I would prefer to have it in front of me, given the nature of the subject matter.”

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• Has spoken in 121 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 85 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — 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.
• 77 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Mary Lou McDonald speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1923 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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