• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Fingal East
• 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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• 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)

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (20 Jan 2026)

“The Warmer Homes Scheme aims to improve the energy efficiency and warmth of homes owned by people at risk of energy poverty by providing fully funded retrofits. The scheme is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on behalf of my Department and is funded through carbon tax receipts and the European Regional Development Fund. The information sought is an operational...”

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Data Centres (20 Jan 2026)

“Questions regarding the planning process are matters more appropriately directed in the first instance to the relevant Local Authority. Operational matters regarding the grid should be directed to both Eirgrid and ESB Networks. Water usage management and conservation across commercial and industrial (non-domestic) sectors, including data centres, is an operational matter under the remit...”

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (20 Jan 2026)

“Work is ongoing at a national and EU level to develop high-integrity carbon markets. In 2024, the EU adopted the Carbon Removal Certification Framework Regulation (CRCF). The CRCF introduces a voluntary standard for carbon credits, requiring schemes that issue credits to meet certain criteria. In order for carbon removals to be certified, detailed methodologies must be developed for each...”

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• Has spoken in 45 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 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well 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.
• 63 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") 1003 times in debates — well above 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.
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