• Independent TD for Tipperary
• Changed party from Fianna Fail on 29 Jun 2010
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Email me whenever Mattie McGrath 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, Covid-19 Pandemic, Medical Cards, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Contracts Data

(based on written questions asked by Mattie McGrath and answered by departments)

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

“I support the motion. I am disappointed that an Teachta Tóibín's amendment, which I also support, was not put through, but I understand the situation. The difference between what people get on jobseeker's allowance and what they would be entitled to on the pension is €2,000 per year. It is a most ignominious insult to 65-year-olds to be told to sign on. These are people...”

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Jun 2021)

“Tá ceist mhór agam i gcomhair an Aire Stáit. What was the delay in putting Ireland's application forward? The big question remains as to the delay at the European Commission and why we only looked for €1 billion. I was always taught as a little buachaill óg going to the shop to look for more than one could get and take one's share then. Denmark, which has a...”

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Jun 2021)

“Good man.”

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• Has spoken in 381 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 370 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 13–14 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 52 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Mattie McGrath speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2020 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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