• Fianna Fail TD for Mayo
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Email me whenever Dara Calleary speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Funding, Grant Payments, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Sep 2025)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Heneghan. Is mór an chaill é do TG4 go bhfuil sé anseo sa Dáil. Tá muid ag iarraidh go mbeidh airgead breise ann, ach caithfear a rá freisin go bhfuil an méid airgid is mó riamh i stair an Stáit á chaitheamh ar chúrsaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta. Tá muid ag iarraidh seasamh le daoine a...”

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2025)

“My Department provides a suite of employment supports for to ensure access to the workforce for all  disabled people, including those on the autism spectrum. My Department's Intreo service is a single point of contact for all employment and income supports in the State.  In line with the spirit of the UNCRPD, disabled people can access mainstream employment and training...”

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Sep 2025)

“Disability Allowance (DA) is my Department's primary disability related social assistance scheme. DA is a means-tested payment for people with a disability who are aged between 16 and 66. In order to be eligible, the disability must be expected to last for at least one year. The allowance is also subject to a means test, a medical assessment and a habitual residency requirement. I can...”

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• Has spoken in 46 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• 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.
• 64 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Dara Calleary speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1208 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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