• Labour TD for Dublin West
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Asks most questions about

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

(based on written questions asked by Joan Burton and answered by departments)

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adult Mental Health Services (22 Jan 2019)

“The Minister of State is suggesting that local GPs could provide the service, and I understand this, but it is not there.”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adult Mental Health Services (22 Jan 2019)

“What is the Minister of State doing to provide this earlier baseline level of service that would at least improve some of the situation? Perhaps he will share that with us.”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adult Mental Health Services (22 Jan 2019)

“This is the Taoiseach's constituency. What attention do other constituencies get?”

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• Has spoken in 181 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 692 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") 2363 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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