• 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, Garda Deployment, Brexit Issues, Schools Building Projects, Social and Affordable Housing Data

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

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Register (18 Dec 2019)

“460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposals to modernise the electoral registration process following public consultation in early 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53456/19]”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

“We discussed the issue of insurance at length today, but specifically on childcare, on page 75 of the programme for Government it is stated that commitments on quality affordable childcare will be prioritised. Does the Taoiseach actually realise the scale of the issue we are facing now and this sector is facing? For example, last year, one crèche in Swords had an insurance premium of...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (17 Dec 2019)

“108. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers of a residential property. [52559/19]”

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• Has spoken in 69 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 95 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 417 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 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 27 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") 255 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.)