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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Tax Code, Decentralisation Programme, Departmental Staff, Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Tax Yield

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Oct 2018)

“The Department has to take responsibility for the education of these children. The parents have no difficulty with the ASD special units. We all know they have done very good work for the children for whom they are appropriate. It must be borne in mind, and this may come as a shock to the Minister, that for the school year 2017-2018 there were, as far as we know, 56 students on the home...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Oct 2018)

“On Monday evening, Deputies Jack Chambers, Coppinger and I attended a packed meeting of parents, professionals, education providers, the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, and public representatives in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, representing people from Dublin 15 and Dublin 7. The committee which called the meeting comprises a group of parents of children...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

“I thank Mr. Masding for his extremely interesting statement. I have questions on some elements of his statement. Perhaps he will elaborate on some of the things he said in his statement. On page 2 of the statement, Mr. Masding offered the example of Customer A who pays the mortgage in full and Customer B who clearly has difficulties. The latter is unable to pay the mortgage in full, on...”

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• Has spoken in 171 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 754 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 9 comments on this TD's speeches — well above 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.
• 110 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Joan Burton speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2316 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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