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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD

- Sinn Fein TD for Cork South Central
- Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
- Email me whenever Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire 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): State Examinations, Covid-19 Pandemic, Garda Deployment, Special Educational Needs, School Meals Programme
(based on written questions asked by Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)
“I apologise for missing the private session of the meeting because, unfortunately, I was delayed coming up from Cork and only got here in time for this contribution. There are many issues that I would like to raise around the school inclusion model, about which I have particular concerns. I also have concerns about the allocation of special educational teachers. I know remarks have been...”
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)
“If the building unit could come back to me in writing, that would be fine. Could Ms McGrath offer a brief response to that because it is a vitally important issue? There is a particular crisis in Cork. It would be great if the Minister could meet Deputies from Cork. There is a crisis everywhere but particularly so in Cork. How are we not anticipating demand better?”
- Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
“I listened to the Minister of State. She spoke with some feeling, compassion and empathy. From my experience of her, I believe that to be sincere. This debate may be an opportunity to show sympathy and to ensure that people feel heard but it must be a hundred times more than that. The Minister of State has a responsibility to put pressure on her colleagues to end this practice, ensure it...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 85 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 444 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
- People have made 1 comment 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.
- 37 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 372 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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