• Fine Gael TD for Meath East
• Entered the Dáil on 28 March 2013 — Byelection
• Email me whenever Helen McEntee speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Wind Energy Guidelines, Departmental Expenditure, Nursing Home Services, Commemorative Events, Road Tolls

(based on written questions asked by Helen McEntee and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2025)

“Since 2020, my department has invested over €5.8 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 1,300 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes new school buildings, some of which are being delivered in phases. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (20 Mar 2025)

“My Department currently has 11 ISDN/PSTN lines and 41 DSL lines. The lines are predominantly in use in my Department's regional offices. The necessity for PSTN/ISDN and DSL technology is mainly due to the unavailability of fibre connections at these locations. Additionally, these lines are required for franking machines and lift services. However, with the continuous expansion of fibre...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Mar 2025)

“The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. this figure includes over...”

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• Has spoken in 56 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• 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.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 43 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Helen McEntee speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 832 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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