• Fianna Fail TD for Mayo
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Email me whenever Dara Calleary speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Funding, Grant Payments, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

“The Covid-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS) was launched in September 2020 and provided loans to SMEs and small Mid-Caps until 30 June 2022. No further loans were approved after the closing date. The scheme provided vital access to lending facilities for a wide range of sectors and supported the economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.9,857 loans for a value of almost €709...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Sep 2023)

“The European Accessibility Act (EU) 2019/882 will introduce mandatory minimum accessibility requirements for certain products and services across the European Union. I understand that work is currently being carried out by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to transpose the requirements set out in this Act ahead of considering its implementation phase.”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Dental Services (20 Sep 2023)

“My Department has no role in relation to the matter referred to which I am informed is before the Courts and as such I do not intend to comment in any specific way. In general terms the Consumer Rights Act 2022 provides strong and clear consumer rights and remedies when buying goods and services. If a business has not met its legal obligations in relation to providing a service it has to...”

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• Has spoken in 39 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 42 written questions in the last year — 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 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") 1014 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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