• Fianna Fail TD for Laois-Offaly
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Barry Cowen speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Departmental Expenditure, Medical Card Applications, Departmental Budgets, Social Welfare Appeals

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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jun 2020)

“The CAP post-2020 legislative proposals set out a number of measures relating to distribution of payments. These include a proposal to implement a mandatory overall cap of €100,000, as well as degressivity, or gradual reductions, for payments above €60,000.  The capping proposal would apply to all farmers and not just those who may choose to operate...”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jun 2020)

“The CAP post-2020 proposals are detailed and complex, and negotiations are ongoing.  While significant progress has been made, decisions on a number of key issues have still to be made, particularly when it comes to the proposed CAP Strategic Plan Regulation.  One of these issues is the proposed new green architecture, which is aimed at achieving a higher level...”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (30 Jun 2020)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 577 and 578 together. The €50 million Beef Exceptional Aid package is targeted towards beef finishers in recognition of the fact that they have borne the most immediate and severe economic impact arising from the market disturbance arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Supporting finishers will have a positive impact on suckling and store...”

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• Has spoken in 38 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 423 written questions in the last year — well 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") 608 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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