• People Before Profit Alliance TD for Dún Laoghaire
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Richard Boyd Barrett speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Forestry Sector, Special Educational Needs, Housing Schemes, Tax Code

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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (28 Jul 2026)

“48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she has received direct correspondence dated 22 June 2026 and 14 July 2026 relation to an Irish citizen in detention in Germany (details supplied); and whether a response will issue before the next trial date on 22 July 2026. [55496/26]”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (28 Jul 2026)

“867. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list all Government departments and agencies that are currently based in rented accommodation; and the cost of annual rent for each office. [55493/26]”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (28 Jul 2026)

“866. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a complete list of all OPW properties that are being leased for use as public buildings around the country; and the rents that are being paid in respect of these buildings. [55492/26]”

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• Has spoken in 223 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 877 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 11 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 73 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Richard Boyd Barrett speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 3379 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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