• 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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Priority Questions: Skills Development (24 May 2017)

“35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the availability on an ongoing basis of sufficiently-qualified young persons with sufficient skill sets to meet the demands of the modern workplace, academically and technically; the degree to which corrective steps are needed to address deficiencies in this vital area in the future; and if he will...”

Priority Questions: Skills Development (24 May 2017)

“This question concerns the extent to which an adequately-skilled workforce is available to ensure the continued economic expansion and growth of the country.”

Priority Questions: Skills Development (24 May 2017)

“I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. To what degree does he and his Department continue to identify the likely skills requirements over the next five years? Which areas have been identified as most vulnerable in terms of our ability to meet employers' requirements for necessary skills? I ask that the skills considered include computer technology, which is becoming...”

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• Has spoken in 237 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 2696 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 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 47 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Bernard Durkan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1503 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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