• Sinn Fein TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Mairéad Farrell speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Public Procurement Contracts, Inland Fisheries, Departmental Contracts, Departmental Staff, Apprenticeship Programmes

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Fisheries: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

“The Minister of State, Deputy Dooley, knows and has spent time in the coastal communities I represent in Galway. We talk about Connemara and the four offshore islands in Galway West where the lifestyle is completely interwoven with the sea and fishing. It really is a way of life. Anyone who is familiar with fishing communities knows the importance of European fishing quotas and of states...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Oct 2025)

“I also welcome the Greybridge Classic Club. I would only love to be part of its Christmas lights run. It sounds amazing. Property tax is going up for people and every household will be hit with a higher bill. Over the course of the weekend, I held a number of clinics - in the city, Clifden and other places in Connemara. At every single clinic, a pensioner came to say they were...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2025)

“Poverty.”

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• Has spoken in 128 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 464 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 418 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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