• Fianna Fail TD for Cavan-Monaghan
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Northern Ireland Issues, School Staffing, Foreign Conflicts, Schools Building Projects, Schools Building Projects Status

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (22 Jan 2019)

“53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the views of local communities in the west County Cavan area will be taken into account in his consideration of a proposal by Cavan and Monaghan ETB to close schools (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to opposition of these communities to the ETB proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (22 Jan 2019)

“63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that second-level school provision in the west County Cavan area will remain as provided for at present through schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2760/19]”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Jan 2019)

“261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to provide additional staffing resources to the Border region in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2835/19]”

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• Has spoken in 69 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 560 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") 748 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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