• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Fingal
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 8 March 2011 — appointed
• Left the Seanad on 27 February 2016 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects Status, Brexit Issues, Schools Building Projects, Foreign Conflicts, Human Rights

(based on written questions asked by Darragh O'Brien and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Data (17 May 2018)

“115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff per district probate office in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21899/18]”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Data (17 May 2018)

“116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget of each probate office in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21900/18]”

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (17 May 2018)

“272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his Department's steps to address the classification of approved housing bodies as part of general Government expenditure; the timeframe for actions to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21896/18]”

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• Has spoken in 61 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 95 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 466 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.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• 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.
• 23 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Darragh O'Brien speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 151 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 728 times in debates — above average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)