• 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: Budget 2019 (18 Oct 2018)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 104, 111 and 113 to 115, inclusive, together. Table 8 found on page 17 of the Economic & Fiscal outlook of Budget 2019sets out the fiscal forecast for 2018-2023. It is presented in the same format as the Exchequer Statement included in the monthly Fiscal Monitor published by my Department. This facilitates a comparison of the end-year outturns against...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (18 Oct 2018)

“My predecessor as Minister for Finance met with representatives from Enet in the Department of Finance on Wednesday 14 December 2016. The meeting was at the request of Enet as a business based in his constituency. The meeting was also attended by officials from the Department. The reasons Enet gave for the meeting was to brief the then Minister on the following issues: - significant...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Oct 2018)

“Finance Act 2000 introduced the gross roll-up taxation regime for investments in certain investment undertakings and life assurance policies. The gross roll-up regime provides for a single level of taxation on investment products. Under the gross roll-up regime, there is no annual tax on income or gains arising within the investment. Instead, tax applies at an investor level upon the investor...”

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• Has spoken in 73 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.
• 45 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Paschal Donohoe speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 804 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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