• Fine Gael TD for Kerry
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Brendan Griffin speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Grant Payments, Tax Code, Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals, Social Welfare Appeals, Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (20 Sep 2018)

“The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.Under the 2017 Sports capital Programme a total of €62m was allocated to over 1,830 projects. The time taken for clubs to complete their projects can vary depending...”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourist Accommodation (19 Sep 2018)

“2017 was a record year for Irish tourism.  To date, CSO overseas tourism figures for 2018 confirm a very strong performance overall by Irish tourism, with key main markets continuing to show significant growth.  These figures suggest that we are on target for a record high performance for the year as a whole. Fáilte Ireland monitors the performance of...”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Capital Investment Programme (19 Sep 2018)

“My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy development, whereas the tourism agencies have operational responsibility for the implementation of this policy.  With regard to the tourism product, my Department provides capital funding to Fáilte Ireland for investment in tourism. As set out in the National Development Plan...”

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• Has spoken in 16 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
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• 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 144 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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