• Independent TD for Clare
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Michael McNamara speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, School Transport, Departmental Bodies, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Ministerial Appointments

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

“Deputy Cathal Crowe referred to the contract that he signed as mayor of Clare. I recall thinking at the time that the houses were among the most expensive social houses ever built in Clare, but he explained that was because of the increase in build standards required - be that as it may. My question to the Minister relates to how much more expensive the building of these houses has become...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (24 Jun 2021)

“I echo that call. I grew up in Clare. There were many county council estates and they were mixed. We all thought they were good and Government policy still promotes that. If the threshold is set where it is in Clare, if two people in a household are working or even if just one person is working and is just a little over the minimum wage, those people are not entitled to go on the social...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (24 Jun 2021)

“Will the Minister of State address my question? He addressed Deputy Carey. I appreciate that I am not in Fine Gael and have no intention of joining Fine Gael but I should not have to join Fine Gael to have my questions answered.”

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• Has spoken in 145 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 355 written questions in the last year — above 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 31 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Michael McNamara speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 262 times in debates — average among TDs.
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