• Sinn Fein TD for Donegal
• Former Sinn Fein Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 8 September 2020 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Fishing Industry, Hospital Services, Defective Building Materials, Departmental Expenditure, Proposed Legislation

(based on written questions asked by Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and answered by departments)

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

“In July 2011, I witnessed the Minister of State's then party leader and Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, make a famous speech about the approach of the Vatican to victims of abuse. He said: "... the Vatican's reaction was to parse and analyse it with the gimlet eye of a canon lawyer." That was a famous speech. The problem has been that the approach of too many people who worked for Government and...”

Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jun 2022)

“As the difference between the "Tá" and "Níl" votes was ten or less, and considering that people in this country need help now and cannot wait until October, we ask for a vote other than by electronic means.”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Jun 2022)

“177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect a test date for their articulated vehicle licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33805/22]”

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• Has spoken in 93 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 14 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 333 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 4 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 4 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
• 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.
• 53 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Pádraig Mac Lochlainn speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 513 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 172 times in debates — average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)

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