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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects Status, Hospitals Capital Programme, Hospital Services, School Accommodation Provision, Fish Quotas

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Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

“I thank Mr. Duggan for his presentation. I welcome the principle of auto-enrolment. When this was being formulated, and it was in gestation for some time, were there communications with IBEC or small businesses? Those of us who come from rural areas will always think of the additional costs on companies. The interesting thing about this scheme is that I have not heard too many...”

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

“Will the roles be specifically for Letterkenny when applicants are being invited?”

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

“I want Mr. Duggan to be fair about it. As long as 99% of them are from Donegal, we will be happy about it.”

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• Has spoken in 19 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 682 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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