• Fianna Fail TD for Kildare North
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Passport Services, Health Services, Schools Building Projects, Hospital Appointments Status, Bus Services

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

“I welcome the Minister and her officials and thank them for being with us today. The topic under discussion today is the motion on the proposed approval of regulations and a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on international protection, asylum and migration. We will receive a briefing from the Minister on that motion. Briefing documents by the committee's research...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

“I thank the Minister for that opening statement. As usual, we will go around the table. I call Deputy Alan Farrell. He has six minutes as usual.”

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• Has spoken in 52 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 283 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 221 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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