• Fine Gael TD for Kildare North
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Asks most questions about

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

(based on written questions asked by Bernard Durkan and answered by departments)

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (30 Nov 2023)

“That is right.”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2023)

“Once again I raise the continued persecution of many mothers and some fathers in the course of family law pursuits, in particular the use of the phrase "parental alienation" as a means of ensuring that only one side can win, which is a complete violation of the constitutional rights of women who are mothers, mostly, and some men. The abuse continues apace, and I raise it once again because...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2023)

“Which is promised.”

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• Has spoken in 272 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 2212 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 15 comments on this TD's speeches — well 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.
• 67 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Bernard Durkan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2075 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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