• Labour TD for Dublin West
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Tax Code, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff, Decentralisation Programme, Pupil-Teacher Ratio

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Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

“It is great that a Minister for Finance has the time to write book reviews but can he please this time write an honest summer economic statement or amend this one?”

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

“The Fine Gael Party has been working overtime to rebuild its rather tattered reputation for fiscal prudence and economic competence. This summer economic statement meets neither of those requirements, unfortunately. In fact, rather like last year's summer economic statement, this statement is seeking to present the best possible aspect of the situation we are in. The situation, however, is...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

“When the Labour Party was in government, it successfully and significantly increased retention rates of pupils and students in both primary and secondary schools. The saddest predictor of somebody being poor in later life is if he or she leaves school at an early stage without qualifications. The numbers of those who want to access Youthreach has been falling but they are still significant....”

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• Has spoken in 183 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 631 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.
• 113 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Joan Burton speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2440 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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