• Social Democrats TD for Kildare North
• Changed party from Independent on 14 Jul 2015
• Entered the Dáil on 11 March 2005 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Departmental Records, Appointments to State Boards, Planning Issues, Health Services

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Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2016 and 2017
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 102: National Asset Management Agency Second Progress Report (20 Sep 2018)

“I have a memory of Mr. McDonagh being quite critical of some of the people who were sold assets sitting on those assets. They would probably fall into the category he describes in his opening statement when he stated in his view "the more pertinent issue is whether all of the sites which are commercially viable are in fact being developed and, if not, why". He referred to sites that had...”

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2016 and 2017
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 102: National Asset Management Agency Second Progress Report (20 Sep 2018)

“What is the scale of that?”

Public Accounts Committee: National Asset Management Agency: Financial Statements 2016 and 2017
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 102: National Asset Management Agency Second Progress Report (20 Sep 2018)

“When NAMA was selling assets or loans, did it put any conditions on how they were to be worked out, given that they were sold possibly with planning permissions, and there were fully serviced sites? Serviced sites are so valuable because there is a double cost for those who have to repeat the servicing of sites and that is a further call on the public purse. Did NAMA put conditions on any...”

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• Has spoken in 137 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 896 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 987 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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