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Cathal Berry TD

- Independent TD for Kildare South
- Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
- Email me whenever Cathal Berry speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Defence Forces, Education Policy, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Ukraine War, Prison Service Staff
(based on written questions asked by Cathal Berry and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)
“I will be quick because I am conscious of the clock. I will make three quick points. First, I am very heartened by what the Secretary General has said in relation to the patrol duty allowance. If there is to be a resolution in the next number of weeks, that would be a major step forward. The entire committee visited a naval base approximately 18 months ago and the one message we...”
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)
“I can dial in afterwards.”
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)
“Most people say that. In any case, I am happy to wait for the answers.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 73 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
- People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
- 13 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Cathal Berry speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 157 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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