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Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD, former Senator

- 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
- Email me whenever Pádraig Mac Lochlainn speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
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)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 May 2022)
“251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25456/22]”
- Just Transition: Statements (18 May 2022)
“I want to outline to the Minister of State why the Minister, his party leader, is so deeply unpopular in rural Ireland and why he is so out of touch with rural Ireland. I want to describe to him the practical realities for people in Donegal. We have a situation whereby two thirds of homeowners in Donegal rely on home heating oil to heat their homes. Even more rely on solid fuel. They...”
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)
“The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 appears again on Thursday's schedule so there may be time then.”
Numerology
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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 311 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") 506 times in debates — above average among TDs.
(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.) - 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.)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register