• 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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Asks most questions about

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

(based on written questions asked by Mary Lou McDonald and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2024)

“104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the POD system in schools no longer has the function that allows schools to enter anonymised data on children accessing SET or additional resources; and the reason this facility was not expanded prior to the review of SET allocations. [29883/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jul 2024)

“115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of school secretaries’ new contracts will be completed; and if that review will be complete before work on new contracts for caretakers begins. [29882/24]”

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

“8. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [29223/24]”

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• Has spoken in 138 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 71 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — 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") 1842 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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