• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2011 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Benefits, Citizenship Applications, Carer's Allowance Applications, Tax Code, Community Employment Schemes

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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jan 2021)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 47 and 48 together. The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is a demand led economy-wide scheme that focuses primarily on business eligibility, delivering a per-head subsidy on a flat rate basis to the employer.  The level of uptake is contingent on whether an employer meets the eligibility criteria and also on whether they decide to avail...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jan 2021)

“Section 28B of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 provides for the operation of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme, which is an economy-wide enterprise support for eligible businesses in respect of eligible employees.  It provides a flat-rate subsidy to qualifying employers based on the numbers of paid and eligible employees on the employer’s payroll...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (14 Jan 2021)

“Following approval of the Finance Act 2020, which provides for the medical criteria for the Disabled Drivers Scheme, the HSE has been informed that medical assessments can recommence from 1st January 2021. This is considered to be an interim solution only. A comprehensive review of the scheme, to include a broader review of mobility supports for persons with disabilities, will be conducted...”

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• Has spoken in 40 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 54 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Paschal Donohoe speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1258 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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