• Fianna Fail TD for 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): Medical Card Applications, Hospital Appointments Status, Social Welfare Appeals, Departmental Expenditure, Social Welfare Benefits

(based on written questions asked by Barry Cowen and answered by departments)

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

“I will be brief. I spoke about commitments made during Question Time some weeks ago. A total of €1.5 billion was committed to the national development plan as part of the 2040 programme. Will each Department give the Minister information about the extra capital expenditure and what it will be allocated for in the coming weeks and months?”

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

“They will. Will that information be made available to us?”

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

“That is fine.”

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• Has spoken in 98 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 450 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• 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") 535 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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