• Fine Gael TD for Limerick County
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Medical Cards, Departmental Funding, Single Payment Scheme Payments, Grant Payments

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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: EU Presidency (28 Jul 2026)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 1463, 1464, 1478 and 1479 together. Cultúr 2026 is a key part of the Government's programme marking Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. My Department provided a fund of €5m for the Culture Programme. In addition the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have an embassy and consulate culture programme with a budget of...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: Budget 2027 (28 Jul 2026)

“Creative Ireland is an all-of-Government culture and well-being programme, led by my Department. The mission of Creative Ireland is to find innovative ways to empower people and communities to tap into and develop their innate creative ability through participation in creative and cultural activity. The Creative Youth Plan 2023-2027, in partnership with the Department of Education and...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: National Cultural Institutions (28 Jul 2026)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 1466 and 1529 together. As part of the National Development Plan, the Department is working with the National Cultural institutions and the OPW to deliver an ambitious programme of redevelopments at the National Cultural Institutions to ensure that these important heritage buildings are protected, their sustainability enhanced and the national collections...”

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• Has spoken in 27 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 53 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Patrick O'Donovan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 705 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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