• Fianna Fail TD for Cavan-Monaghan
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Northern Ireland Issues, School Staffing, Northern Ireland, Foreign Conflicts, Brexit Issues

(based on written questions asked by Brendan Smith and answered by departments)

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

“The Minister can communicate with me in writing.”

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

“I wish to emphasise my very strong belief that we need to address the Covid-19 pandemic issues to the greatest possible extent on an all-Ireland basis. Having a memorandum of understanding between the health Departments North and South is welcome, essential and needs to be built upon. Perhaps we need more measures to be implemented at sectoral level through the North South Ministerial...”

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (3 Jun 2020)

“11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the age limit for the Defence Forces cadetship competition will be increased as recommended by the Public Service Pay Commission and also discussed at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence on 28 November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9258/20]”

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• Has spoken in 55 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 407 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 26 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Brendan Smith speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 801 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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