• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Central
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Mary Lou McDonald speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff, Exchequer Savings, Departmental Agencies, Pension Provisions

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Health (Abolition of Three Day Wait Rule) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Jun 2026)

“I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This is an important piece of legislation before the Dáil. It is a Bill to remove the mandatory three-day wait for women who need an abortion. It goes without saying that every woman must have the space, the understanding and the support she needs to come to her decision in her time. Any woman making this decision will have given...”

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Jun 2026)

“17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent EU Council meeting. [45328/26]”

Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026: First Stage (16 Jun 2026)

“I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."”

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• Has spoken in 143 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 65 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 77 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Mary Lou McDonald speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2074 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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