• 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, Social Welfare Appeals

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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: National Broadband Plan (24 Mar 2026)

“The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is the Government initiative to deliver high-speed broadband to all premises in Ireland. In addition, Ireland's Digital Connectivity Strategy published in December 2022, sets out a number of targets including that all Irish households and businesses will be covered by a Gigabit network no later than 2028. In the Deputy’s own county of Roscommon, a...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: Forestry Sector (24 Mar 2026)

“The most significant impact of falling vegetation, including roadside trees and forestry, on the telecommunications networks is the indirect impact of the loss of mains power caused by the downing of electricity lines. In the aftermath of Storm Eowyn, that indirect impact, at peak, affected more than 2 million mobile service users, to the extent that their local coverage was either...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: Media Sector (24 Mar 2026)

“Coimisiún na Meán currently operates several funding schemes aimed at supporting the media sector at a local, regional and national level. These are intended to enhance the production of high-quality content that reflects Irish culture and identity, while also safeguarding the availability of public-interest journalism and news and current affairs programming essential to...”

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• Has spoken in 31 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") 692 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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