• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): National Drugs Strategy, State Investments, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Agencies Data, Defence Forces Recruitment

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (17 Jan 2019)

“The Minister of State told me in reply to a parliamentary question just before Christmas that the effective strength of the Reserve Defence Forces stood at 1,745. As with the Permanent Defence Forces, the Reserve has been in decline for years. While the Reserve Defence Forces had 2,280 effective members at the end of 2015, this had reduced to 2,049 by the end of 2016 and to 1,975 at the end...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (17 Jan 2019)

“Much of this relates to the large breakdown in rural and regional units of the Reserve Defence Forces. Mr. Richardson mentioned at that committee meeting that 6,000 applications were received between September 2015 and December 2016 and out of those applicants, 60 were recruited. That shows the mismatch between the numbers who might be interested and the numbers who go on to become...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (17 Jan 2019)

“9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his priorities for the Reserve Defence Force in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1860/19]”

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• Has spoken in 91 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 325 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.
• 15 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Jack Chambers speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 98 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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