• Fine Gael TD for Kildare North
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Residency Permits, Social Welfare Benefits, Asylum Applications, Citizenship Applications, Schools Building Projects

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (18 Sep 2019)

“I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the staff of the Ceann Comhairle's office for affording me the opportunity to raise this issue which is of importance to the people of north Kildare, to wit, the urgent need for the augmentation of Garda strength in the constituency for which I speak. The constituency includes four large towns, each with a population approaching or in excess of 20,000,...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (18 Sep 2019)

“I thank the Minister of State and his colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, for the positive nature of the reply. One of the areas that needs to be emphasised is the need for juvenile liaison officers. Given that we have a large population of young people who are not going anywhere and will remain young for some time, it is necessary to introduce all the aids we can to assist...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Documents Issuance (17 Sep 2019)

“122. To ask the Minister for Finance if a P21 for each of the years 2013 to 2018 will be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37108/19]”

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• Has spoken in 213 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 2555 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
• 61 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Bernard Durkan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1688 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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