• Sinn Fein TD for Donegal
• Former Sinn Fein Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 November 2010 — Byelection
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 November 2010 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Tax Code, Tax Yield, Hospital Appointments Status, Passport Services, Tax Data

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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

“There are grouped amendments. The one Deputy Ó Ríordáin referenced was amendment No. 82.”

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

“Yes but you also referenced amendment No. 82 in terms of the prohibition of certain hours.”

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

“I am not sure exactly where the Deputy is at in terms of advertising for community groups and so on. We now know that the definition of advertisement is not paid advertisement but that a social media post would also be deemed as advertisement. My view is that we should not be having commercial advertising in terms of gambling. I agree with the Deputy on that. It should be curtailed. That...”

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• Has spoken in 187 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 528 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 5 comments on this TD's speeches — well 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1782 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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