• Fianna Fail TD for Cork East
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever James O'Connor speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, Covid-19 Pandemic, Special Educational Needs, School Accommodation, School Transport

(based on written questions asked by James O'Connor and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (28 Jul 2026)

“319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed increase in pension entitlements for retired CIÉ employees under the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55201/26]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (28 Jul 2026)

“4201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a State-backed loan scheme for graduate entry medicine students; the timeline for these supports to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56785/26]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jul 2026)

“44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building development (details supplied); if her Department will provide an update on the timeline for the approval of Stage 2b; if the file has not been examined if it will be expedited (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54197/26]”

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• Has spoken in 52 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 271 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 204 times in debates — average among TDs.
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