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Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD

- Green Party TD for Waterford
- Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
- Email me whenever Marc Ó Cathasaigh speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Staff, Covid-19 Pandemic, Special Educational Needs, Sustainable Development Goals, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
(based on written questions asked by Marc Ó Cathasaigh and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (1 Jun 2023)
“84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is forward planning to help to fulfil the provisions set out in Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021, and in particular the objective that 20% of staff recruited to the public service by 2030 will be proficient in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26680/23]”
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (1 Jun 2023)
“Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. Is ceist í seo a mbeadh suim aige inti freisin. This issue is timely this week with the census figures being announced. Both good and bad stories are to be found in respect of the use of the Irish language in the State. What forward planning is the Minister's Department undertaking to help to fulfil the provisions set out in Acht na...”
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (1 Jun 2023)
“I thank the Minister. Anyone who is involved in the sector will know that there is a big difference between advertising a job and finding someone with the skill set to fill it. We have to consider the second part of the equation. There are two possibilities. The first is to train people from scratch, which I will address first, and the second is to go back to the people we have and help...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 163 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 214 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.
- 8 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Marc Ó Cathasaigh speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 196 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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