• 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)

Overcrowded Housing Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Nov 2019)

“It is proposed to read the Bill a Second Time three months from this day. We will have to see how that date works out.”

Overcrowded Housing Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Nov 2019)

“Absolutely. It can mature over the winter.”

Financial Challenges Facing RTÉ and its Revised Strategy 2020-2024: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2019)

“Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan is sharing time.”

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• Has spoken in 206 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 2414 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.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Bernard Durkan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1706 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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