• Fine Gael TD for Donegal
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 24 May 2007 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Tax Code, Health Services, Departmental Expenditure, Schools Building Projects

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

“Is Deputy Mac Lochlainn sure?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

“I thank the Deputy and the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I know I am a visitor here today and not part of this committee, so I really appreciate being let in. I thank all the stakeholders who are here today. This is really helpful, especially at a time when we still have many challenges with the scheme. The more information we can get out there, the better. There were a couple of strong points...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

“We can do it. I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I appreciate that. I want to raise an issue with Ms Byrne. Has she taken account of the submission from Geological Survey Ireland with regard to the new science? Could Ms Byrne come in on that piece? If it repeats what is being discussed here, we could be looking at a completely different scenario in six months' time. Geological Survey...”

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• Has spoken in 16 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 70 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 55 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Joe McHugh speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 772 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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