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Darragh O'Brien TD, former Senator

- 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
- Email me whenever Darragh O'Brien 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): Schools Building Projects Status, Garda Deployment, Schools Building Projects, Brexit Issues, Schools Site Acquisitions
(based on written questions asked by Darragh O'Brien and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (14 Jan 2021)
“The table below shows the annual expenditure of the Pyrite Remediation Scheme and the associated number of dwellings remediated since 2014. In addition, it contains the budget allocation and estimates for 2021. Year Annual Expenditure €m Number of dwellings remediated under the Pyrite Remediation Scheme ...”
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Jan 2021)
“The refurbishment of Priory Hall is being undertaken in a number of phases with 188 residential units and 4 Retail units in total being refurbished. The overall work scope relates to the extensive remediation of the residential and retail units, and extensive basement remediation including pyrite works. While the full costs of the remediation have yet to be finalised Dublin City...”
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (14 Jan 2021)
“Government and my Department have given careful consideration to the report of the European Committee of Social Rights in respect of the IFHS collective complaint against the Irish State in 2014. In relation to concerns around the adequacy of certain local authority housing, my Department is committed to ensuring that tenants in social housing are provided with adequate housing that...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 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 69 written questions in the last year — below 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 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 39 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") 336 times in debates — average among TDs.
(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.) - Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 728 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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