• Fianna Fail TD for Cavan-Monaghan
• Email me whenever Brendan Smith speaks (no more than once per day)

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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 (27 May 2020)

“Acting Chairman, I was supposed to have two and a half minutes. The Minister read out a reply to Deputy Calleary.”

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

“He could have sent it to the Deputy. The Minister got as much time, as the clock was stopped. I am not blaming the Minister but the system is a farce.”

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

“The Minister took up as much time as the Opposition.”

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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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